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God, war, and providence : the epic struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England
- Title
- God, war, and providence : the epic struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England / James A. Warren.
- Author
- Warren, James A.
- Publication
- New York : Scribner 2018.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: a fresh look at the aggressive expansionist Puritans in New England and the determined Narragansett Indians, who refused to back down and accept English authority over people and their land."--Amazon.
- Alternative Title
- God, war, & providence
- Subjects
- Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683
- 1600-1775
- HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Puritans > New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- King Philip's War (1675-1676)
- History
- Rhode Island > Narragansett Region
- King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- Rhode Island > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Narragansett Indians > Rhode Island > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Narragansett Region (R.I.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- Illustrated books
- New England
- HISTORY / Native American
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.
- Contents
- A winter invasion in Narragansett Country -- 1635: Indians and Puritans, separate and together -- A Godly minister, banished -- "For persons distressed of conscience": Providence -- Troubles on the frontier: The Pequot War -- "Did ever friends deal so with friends?" -- To London -- Rumors of war, unity at last, 1644-57 -- A royal charter, and new troubles in Narragansett Country, 1657-65 -- "In a strange way": King Philip's War -- The Narragansett War.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-4548
- ISBN
- 9781501180415
- 150118041X
- OCLC
- 1038454504
- Author
- Warren, James A., author.
- Title
- God, war, and providence : the epic struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England / James A. Warren.
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner 2018.
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1600-1775
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-4548