King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (Revised Edition)

King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (Revised Edition)
Author: Eric B. Schultz
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1581574908

The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars—featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick At once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands our understanding of American history and provides insight into the nature of colonial and ethnic wars in general. Through a careful reconstruction of events, first-person accounts, period illustrations, and maps, and by providing information on the exact locations of more than fifty battles, King Philip's War is useful as well as informative. Students of history, colonial war buffs, those interested in Native American history, and anyone who is curious about how this war affected a particular New England town, will find important insights into one of the most seminal events to shape the American mind and continent.

King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict

King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict
Author: Eric B. Schultz
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2000-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0881504831

King Philip's War--one of America's first and costliest wars--began in 1675 as an Indian raid on several farms in Plymouth Colony, but quickly escalated into a full-scale war engulfing all of southern New England. At once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands our understanding of American history and provides insight into the nature of colonial and ethnic wars in general. Through a careful reconstruction of events, first-person accounts, period illustrations, and maps, and by providing information on the exact locations of more than fifty battles, King Philip's War is useful as well as informative. Students of history, colonial war buffs, those interested in Native American history, and anyone who is curious about how this war affected a particular New England town, will find important insights into one of the most seminal events to shape the American mind and continent.

History of the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts

History of the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts
Author: Thomas Weston
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 769
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 5878571595

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