text The wars of the Lord : the Puritan conquest of America's first people
- Summary
- Over several decades beginning in 1620, tens of thousands of devout English colonists known as Puritans came to America. They believed that bringing Christianity to the natives would liberate them from darkness. Daniel Gookin, Massachusetts's miss... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction : the first encounter -- The pilgrims -- The Puritans -- The lord has cleared our title -- War with the Pequots -- Massacre at Mystic -- Miantonomi -- The conquests and triumphs of Christ -- Reparations -- Natick -- The Pocumtuck War ... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xxiv, 429 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 2025
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Library | Location | Status |
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TADL-WOOD | 974.4 TUI in New Non-fiction | Checked out (Due: 2025-02-21) |
Puritans New England History 17th century
Algonquian Indians New England History 17th century
Indians of North America Wars 1600-1750
Race relations Religious aspects Puritans
War Religious aspects Puritans
Imperialism Religious aspects Puritans
New England Religion 17th century
New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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