The Name Of War: King Philip's War And The Origins Of American Identity
Jill Lepore
ISBN: | 9780307488572 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Published: | 23 September, 2009 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
The Name Of War: King Philip's War And The Origins Of American Identity
Jill Lepore
Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa SocietyKing Philip's War, the excruciating racial war-colonists against Indians-that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to 'deserve the name of a war.'It all began when Philip (called Metacom by his own people), the leader of the Wampanoag Indians, led attacks against English tow
Shop Preferences
Customize which shops to display. You can include the following shops by logging in to change your settings.