the Lenape language

[George Thompson]

With reference to the review of the dictionary of Lenape I have offered to share among you-uns, Victoria Neufeldt asks:

> Does anyone know the background to all of this?  That is, is the
> reviewer's extraordinary diatribe warranted?

I don't, and indeed haven't read the review myself, since it deals with matters I am entirely ignorant of.  The NYHist list is not a very active one, and I follow it fairly carelessly, since the other participants are mainly interested in country matters.  I do not recall whether the review has made any previous postings to the group.  This is the first posting on an Indian language that I recall.  Postings on Indian culture and history are uncommon.

GAT

George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.

"We have seen the best of our time.  Machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves."  King Lear, Act 1, scene 2 (Gloucester speaking).


----- Original Message -----
From: Victoria Neufeldt <vneufeldt at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM>
Date: Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:42 pm
Subject: Re: the Lenape language

> Does anyone know the background to all of this?  That is, is the
> reviewer's extraordinary diatribe warranted?
>
> Victoria
>
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> George Thompson wrote:
> > > The opening paragraph of a review posted today to the NYHist
> > > list.  I will forward the full, very detailed review to those
> > > interested.
> >
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