The sovereignty and goodness of God
Subtitle: together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed : being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and related documents
By: edited with an introduction by Neal Salisbury.
Contributors: Salisbury, Neal.
Series: The Bedford series in history and culture
Publisher: Bedford Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711; Indian captivities -- Massachusetts; Indians of North America -- Massachusetts -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; King Philip's War, 1675-1676
Description: Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, first published in 1682, is an English Puritan woman's account of her captivity among Native Americans during Metacom's War (1675-76) in southeastern New England. In this volume, 17 related documents support Rowlandson's text, which is reprinted from the earliest surviving edition of the narrative. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-176) and index.
Originally published: Cambridge : Printed by Samuel Green, 1682.