King Philip's War: Civil War in New England, 1675-1676

268 Pages·2000·3.627 MB·English

by  James David Drake

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a volume in the series
NativeAmericansoftheNortheast
Culture,History,andtheContemporary
edited by
Colin G. Calloway and
Barry O’Connell
KING
P S
HILIP’
WAR
Civil War
in New England,
1675 1676
–
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ames rake
J D. D
UniversityofMassachusettsPress
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Copyrightq1999by
TheUniversityofMassachusettsPress
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PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
LC99-35539
ISBN1-55849-223-2(cloth);224-0(pbk.)
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Drake,JamesDavid,1968–
KingPhilip’sWar:civilwarinNewEngland,1675–1676/JamesD.Drake.
p. cm.—(NativeAmericansoftheNortheast)
Includesbibliographicalreferences(p. )andindex.
ISBN1-55849-223-2(cloth:alk.paper).—ISBN1-55849-224-0(pbk.:alk.paper)
1. KingPhilip’sWar,1675–1676. I. Title. II. Series.
E83.67.D74 1999
973.294—dc21
99-35539
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ontents
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1
Introduction
1 16
ChiefsandFollowers
2 35
Peace
3 57
SymbolofaFailedStrategy
4 75
FaultLines
5 109
“BarbarousInhumaneOutrages”
6 140
VictoryandDefeat
7 168
Legacies
197
Conclusion
203
Notes
249
Acknowledgments
251
Index
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To avoid confusion,datesinthisstudyhavebeenrenderedinthemod-
ernGregorian calendar.Thedays fromJanuary1 toMarch25 havebeen
citedaspartofthenewyear.Forexample,whatwouldhaveappearedas
February15,1675/6inadocumenthasbeenchangedtoFebruary15,1676.
Quotations for the most part follow the spelling and usage of the
sources cited. Exceptions include the transliteration of “ye” and “yt” to
“the” and “that.” In many cases I have also changed i to j and u to v to
make reading easier while maintaining the character and flavor of the
originalsources.
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