God, war, and providence
Subtitle: the epic struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England
By: James A. Warren
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781501180415
Subjects: King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Illustrated books; Puritans; Narragansett Indians; History
Description: "The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: a fresh look at the aggressive expansionist Puritans in New England and the determined Narragansett Indians, who refused to back down and accept English authority over people and their land."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: A winter invasion in Narragansett Country; title: 1635: Indians and Puritans, separate and together; title: A Godly minister, banished; title: "For persons distressed of conscience": Providence; title: Troubles on the frontier: The Pequot War; title: "Did ever friends deal so with friends?"; title: To London; title: Rumors of war, unity at last, 1644-57; title: A royal charter, and new troubles in Narragansett Country, 1657-65; title: "In a strange way": King Philip's War; title: The Narragansett War.