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Terror to the wicked : America's first trial by jury that ended a war and helped to form a nation

Pearl, Tobey

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Summary: "A brutal killing, an all-out manhunt, and a riveting account of the first murder trial in U.S. history--set in the 1600s in colonial New England against the backdrop of the Pequot War (between the Pequot tribe and the colonists of Massachusetts Bay), an explosive trial whose outcome changed the course of history, ended a two-year war, and brought about a peace that allowed the colonies to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 PEA

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