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The History Of The Indian Wars In New England: From The First Settlement To The Termination Of The War With King Philip In 1677 (Volume I)

The History Of The Indian Wars In New England: From The First Settlement To The Termination Of The War With King Philip In 1677 (Volume I)

Hubbard, William

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AnthropologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354502024
ISBN13: 9789354502026
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before New England became a nation myth, it was a contested frontier. Read it and feel history. William Hubbard's The History Of The Indian Wars In New England (Volume I) is a seventeenth-century historical chronicle of the New England Indian wars from first settlement through the close of King Philip's War in 1677. Written from within Puritan New England, it offers a primary source narrative shaped by the anxieties, faith, and politics of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, recording how towns, alliances, and everyday lives were strained by early American frontier wars. Hubbard's voice is measured yet urgent, giving readers a grounded sense of Puritan colonial warfare and the moral arguments used to justify it, alongside the hard facts of raids, marches, and loss. The stakes are human. It is also a revealing record of how a colonial society understood its neighbours and enemies, and how fear could harden into policy. As colonial war history, this work stands among the earliest extended accounts of 17th century New England conflict, valued by historians and still gripping for curious general readers. For context on king philips war, few Puritan New England chronicles are as sustained, or as candid at times. It suits college history reading and works as a library reference edition; a lasting anchor for classic Americana shelves. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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