Fathers and Sons in Native American New England: Massasoit, Passaconawy, Their Sons, and the End of Two Great Algonuian Nations - Couverture souple

Gaffney III, James J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1977280781 ISBN 13 : 9781977280787

Editeur : Outskirts Press, 2026

Synopsis

On June 20th, 1675, shots rang out in Swansea, Massachusetts, starting King Philips' War, the bloodiest per capita in American History. This book will tell high school age and adult readers about Massasoit, the great Wampanoag chief whose image adorns the state flag, How loss of land, forced Christianity , and the suspected murder of his brother led his son King Philip on the path to war. How Further north, Penacook Bashaba, Passaconawy and his son Wannalacit, chief the Lowell area Wamesits, committed to peace and Christianity, and telling how neither peace nor war prevented the piece by piece loss of their homeland. How Indian grievances echo today. World War II Veteran and founder of the United American Indians of New England, Frank Wamsutta James declaring the fourth Thursday of November to be a National Day of Mourning observed every Thanksgiving under the shadow of Massasoit's Plymouth statue while other families are sitting down to their turkey dinner.

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Jay Gaffney has written a detailed and compelling account of the complex and often fraught relations between the early English settlers and the Indian tribes inhabiting New England at the time. It is a history of accommodation and conflict and the roles played by regional sachems (chiefs) and their sons starting with the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620. Gaffney's densely textured tapestry recounts not just the decimation of the tribes by disease and warfare, but the crucial roles played by the leaders of both the native inhabitants and the questing English. I expect Fathers and Sons in Native American New England will end up on many reading lists and as a selection by book clubs interested in history. - Alfred J. Alcorn is the Author of fifteen books Including Sugar Mountain and Murder In The Museum of Man. In this riveting and deeply researched study, Jay Gaffney illuminates the pivotal first fifty years of interaction between English colonists and Indigenous peoples in New England. His even-handed analysis explores the complex interplay of land, commerce, diplomacy, and religion, offering readers a clearer, more nuanced understanding of this critically important, yet often overlooked, period that fundamentally shaped the future United States. - Richard P. Howe Jr., author of Legendary Locals of Lowell and former Register of Deeds for the Middlesex North District of Massachusetts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Outskirts Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1977280781
• ISBN 13: 9781977280787
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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