This classic account of King Philip\'s War, first published in 1958, offers a bird\'s-eye view of the conflict, from the Wampanoag sachem\'s rise to his ultimate defeat.
With insight, balance, and compassion, Leach portrays the tragedy of the war and points toward the future of the nascent American republic..
The author weighs all the factors contributing to the Native Americans\' defeat and surveys the effects of the war on the lives of both Indians and colonists in the years to come.
The battles, massacres, stratagems, and logistics of this war are all detailed, with the leaders of both sides figuring prominently in this tale of bloodshed, privation, and woe.
This classic account of King Philip\'s War, first published in 1958, offers a bird\'s-eye view of the conflict, from the Wampanoag sachem\'s rise to his ultimate defeat