The wars of the Lord : the Puritan conquest of America's first people /

Matthew J. Tuininga tells the epic yet tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England from the perspective of those who lived it, both colonists and Native Americans. Religion, he argues, was the central driving force of both peaceful efforts to convert Native Americans to Christianity and the...

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Tuininga, Matthew J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Matthew J. Tuininga tells the epic yet tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England from the perspective of those who lived it, both colonists and Native Americans. Religion, he argues, was the central driving force of both peaceful efforts to convert Native Americans to Christianity and the brutal slaughter of Native Americans in wartime.
Umfang:
1 online resource (465 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780197671795
0197671799
9780197671771
0197671772
Schlagworte:
Puritans > New England > Relations.
Indians, Treatment of > New England > History.
History.
History of the Americas.
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