The Pequot War

This book offers the first full-scale analysis of the Pequot War (1636-37), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. Through an innovative rereading of the Puritan sources, Alfred A. Cave refutes claims that settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy to exterminate Europeans. Drawing on archaeological, linguistic, and anthropological evidences to trace the evolution of the conflict, he sheds new light on the motivations of the Pequots and their Indian allies. He also provides a reappraisal of the interaction of ideology and self- interest as motivating factors in the Puritan attack on the Pequots.

Info autore

Alfred A. Cave is professor of history at the University of Toledo. His previous publications include Jacksonian Democracy and the Historians.

Riassunto

An analysis of the Pequot War (1636-1637), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. After years of peace, Puritan settlers mounted a brutal assault on the Pequot Indians of Connecticut. This book refutes claims that the settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alfred Cave, Alfred A Cave, Alfred A. Cave
• Editore: University Of Massachusetts Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.1996
• EAN: 9781558490307
• ISBN: 978-1-55849-030-7
• Pagine: 232
• Dimensioni: 230 mm x 157 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 374 g
• Serie: Native Americans of the Northe; Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary; Native Americans of the Northe; Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione