Wiseman’s book offers the reader a well-told story of natural and human history but it is his discussion of the connection of all this history to commonplace aspects of modern life that is particularly compelling. Wiseman confronts the reader with the connections among history, land, and the conditions of modern Abenaki communities, and challenges the reader to think about these connections . . . Wiseman’s The Voice of the Dawn is essential reading for a student of regional history or archaelogy and is likely to challenge its readers’ way of thinking.