New worlds, old wars : the Anglo-American Indian wars, 1607-1720 / David Childs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Childs, David, 1947- author.

Series:

Century of the soldier, 1618-1721 ; No. 92.

Century of the soldier, 1618-1721 ; No. 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Wars--1600-1750.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Wars.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

201 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Solihull : Helion & Company, 2022.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. From Harmony to Hostility

2. Firearms and Fortifications

3. The Powhatan Wars of Virginia Smith's War 1607-1609

4. Dale's War 1609-1613 Powhatan's High Water

5. The Sky Falls Twice

6. New England The Pequot War Massacre at Mystic

7. King Philip's War: Part 1 Ambushing Amateurs 1675

8. King Philip's War: Part 2 The Slaying of the Sachems 1676

9. Maine The First Abenaki War: 1675-1678

10. Conclusion and Consequences - How the East was Won

Appendices

I. The Virginia Charter of 1606 (extracts)

II. Extracts from letter of John Rolfe to Sir Thomas Dale (extract) 1613, published in Hamor's True Discourse

III. Letter to Massachusetts Governor John Leverett

IV. Petition of Thomas Dutton to the General court in Boston, 1678

V. Statement by Robert Roules concerning the slaying of captives at Marblehead by the Fisherwomen

VI. Thadeus Clark to His Mother 14 June 1676

VII. Joshua Scottow's relation to the Massachusetts Council, August 1677.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1915113997

9781915113993

OCLC:

1312803856

Publisher Number:

99993025793