Book References:

The all 'round most important book for this Novel: Samuel Eliot Morison, 1971. The European Discovery of America: The Northern Voyages, A.D. 500-1600. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508271-0.
Strongly recommended for anyone interested in what really happened, as well as in the latter myths that developed regarding one European or Asiatic group or another who were claimed to have gotten here before Columbus. Written in an intelligent and engaging style. (Of course, you don't need to read any of this material to participate in this novel!)

Esther K. Braun and David P. Braun, 1994. The First Peoples of the Northeast. Lincoln Historical Society. ISBN 0-944856-04-7.
Paleo Period, Archaic Period, and Woodland Period. The Woodland Period would be of most interest to people working in this Novel. Amply illustrated with quality b&w drawings. A great discussion on archaeological finds, and where to go to go find more info, or about museums to take in, useful if one lives in the area.

Michael Cheilic, 1991. HarperCollins College Outline: Ancient History. HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-467119-4.
Keep in mind that this outline book limits ancient history to the Mediterranean / Nile / Tigris and Euphrates world. I found it useful for figuring out the Phoenicians/Carthinigans, although there would be better books for this purpose. It just happened to be at hand.

Gordon M. Day, 1998. In Search of New England's Native Past, selected essays by Gordon M. Day and ed. by Foster and Cowan. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 1-55849-151-1.
Studies from all over, including notes on language. Possibly slightly dry for some readers.

Barry Fell, 1989. America B.C. : Ancient Settlers in the New World. Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671679740.
Phoenicians in Iowa; Celts and Druids in New England? Iowa is out of the purview of this novel, so we settle for them in New England as well. I don't agree with most of his conclusions, but for sheer fun, and for the possibility that a few of his ideas are correct...

William A. Haviland and Marjory W. Power, 1994. The Original Vermonters: Native Inhabitants, Past and Present. University of Vermont Press, ISBN 0-87451-667-6.
Mostly discusses the Abenaki Indians, who may have travelled and traded down and around to our storyline.

Philip Imbrogno and Marianne Horrigan, 2000. Celtic Mysteries in New England. Llewellyn Books. ISBN 1-56718-357-3.
The authors discuss the mysterious, intriguing, and undatable old stone chambers found in New England and in the Hudson Valley region of New York. They are of a pattern found in Celtic construction back over in Europe; the Native Americans do not seem to claim them; and as root cellars they'd be mouldy failures... One is depicted on the dustcover of this Novel. The authors conduct tours of several of these, which I've not yet attended, and they are reachable at pimbrogn@windwardny.org. The UFO connection in this book, however, is just a little beyond my own sense of the pale.

James W. Mavor, Jr. and Byron E. Dix, 1989. Manitou: The Sacred Landscape of New England's Native Civilization. Inner Traditions, ISBN 9-780892-810789.
The authors consider the stone chambers to be of Native American construction. Anything, frankly, but colonial root cellars, which make no logical sense except that by calling them colonial root cellars means they don't need to be protected... I find this book fascinating and consider it highly recommended. It talks about spirituality and a sense of place; there is a strong sense of the interactions between the Natives and the Europeans when they arrived, and what these interactions initially may have meant.

Howard S. Russell, 1980. Indian New England Before the Mayflower. University Press of New England, ISBN 0-87451-255-7.
I just picked this one up, but it looks rather comprehensive, with chapters on tribes, daily life, health, and so forth. I'm looking forward to reading this.

Erik Wahlgren, 1986. The Vikings and America. Thames and Hudson, ISBN 0-500-02109-0.
A great overview of this time period, including info on culture and artifacts. Speculations and archaeology.

Web References:

American Indian Reference Library. A resource on Pan Historia; you must be logged in as a character there to read this.

Eastern Woodland Indian History. A collection of articles and information concerning Eastern Woodland Indian history, with links to some of the tribes, and to more contemporary history.

Indian Homes. Depictions of styles of Native house around the United States, including of course the Eastern Woodland Indians.

Native American Shelters (Northeast). Good pics, and descriptions.

Native Technology and Arts. The prime focus of this site is on the native technology and arts of the Eastern Woodlands Indians.

Brendan the Navigator. A bit about the life of St. Brendan, who may have made it to the New World.

Who is Brendan? Gives the Barry Fell arrival in America interpretation of Brendan's voyage from Ireland.

Maps | Natives | Norse | Celts | Phoenicians | Cities | References

(image credit here)