God, war, and providence : the epic struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England / James A. Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, James A., author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narragansett Indians.

History.

Puritans.

Narragansett Region (R.I.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Narragansett Region (R.I.).

Rhode Island--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Rhode Island.

Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.

Williams, Roger.

Puritans--New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Narragansett Indians--Rhode Island--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

King Philip's War, 1675-1676.

Illustrated books.

New England.

Physical Description:

xiii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner 2018.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781501180415

150118041X

OCLC:

1038454504