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The history of Philip's war, commonly called the great Indian war of 1675 and 1676 also, of the French and Indian wars at the eastward in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696 and 1704

Title
The history of Philip's war, commonly called the great Indian war of 1675 and 1676 [electronic resource] : also, of the French and Indian wars at the eastward in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696 and 1704 / by Thomas Church ; with numerous notes to explain the situation of the places of battles, the particular geography of the ravaged country and the lives of the principal persons engaged in those wars ; also, an appendix, containing an account of the treatment of the natives by the early voyagers, the settlement of N. England by the forefathers, the Pequot war, narratives of persons carried into captivity, anecdotes of the Indians, and the most important late Indian wars to the time of the Creek war, by Samuel G. Drake.
Author
Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718.
Publication
Exeter, N.H. : J. & B. Williams, 1836 [c1827]
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Additional Authors
  • Church, Thomas, 1674-1746.
  • Drake, Samuel G., 1798-1875.
Description
360 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 17 cm.
Subject
  • King Philip's War, 1675-1676
  • Pequot War, 1636-1638
  • Indian captivities
  • United States > History > King William's War, 1689-1697
  • United States > History > Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713
  • America > Discovery and exploration
  • New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Note
  • Prepared by Thomas Church (1674-1746)--from the papers of his father, Benjamin Church, and originally published under the latter's name, with title: Entertaining passages relating to Philip's war ... Boston, 1716.
  • Includes index.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 12998.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
OCLC
  • 656907853
  • TGPSM12-B2316
Author
Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718.
Title
The history of Philip's war, commonly called the great Indian war of 1675 and 1676 [electronic resource] : also, of the French and Indian wars at the eastward in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696 and 1704 / by Thomas Church ; with numerous notes to explain the situation of the places of battles, the particular geography of the ravaged country and the lives of the principal persons engaged in those wars ; also, an appendix, containing an account of the treatment of the natives by the early voyagers, the settlement of N. England by the forefathers, the Pequot war, narratives of persons carried into captivity, anecdotes of the Indians, and the most important late Indian wars to the time of the Creek war, by Samuel G. Drake.
Imprint
Exeter, N.H. : J. & B. Williams, 1836 [c1827]
Edition
2nd ed., with plates.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Note
Colonial Era; Colonization.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Church, Thomas, 1674-1746.
Drake, Samuel G., 1798-1875.
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