Brooks really does give us ‘A New History of King Philip’s War.’”- The Wall Street Journal “Provides a wealth of information for both scholars and lay readers interested in Native American history.”- Publishers Weekly With rigorous original scholarship and creative narration, Lisa Brooks recovers a complex picture of war, captivity, and Native resistance during the “First Indian War” (later named King Philip’s War) by relaying the stories of Weetamoo, a female Wampanoag leader, and James Printer, a Nipmuc scholar, whose stories converge in the captivity of Mary Rowlandson. Winner of the 2019 Bancroft Prize: A compelling and original recovery of Native American resistance and adaptation to colonial America “By making what we thought was a small story very large indeed-Ms.
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