Daniel Gookin the Praying Indians and King Philip's War

<p>This volume presents a valuable collection of annotated primary documents published during King Philip’s War (1675–76) a conflict that pitted English colonists against many native peoples of southern New England to reveal the real-life experiences of early Americans. </p><p>Louise Breen’s detailed introduction to Daniel Gookin and the War combined with interpretations of the accompanying ancillary documents offers a set of inaccessible or unpublished archival documents that illustrate the distrust and mistreatment heaped upon praying (Christian) Indians. The book begins with an informative annotation of <em>Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the Years 1675 1675 and 1677</em> written by Gookin a magistrate and military leader who defended Massachusetts’ praying Indians to expose atrocities committed against natives and the experiences of specific individuals and towns during the war. Developments in societal and particularly religious inclusivity in Puritan New England during this period of colonial conflict are thoroughly explored through Breen’s analysis.</p><p>The book offers students primary sources that are pertinent to survey history courses on Early Americans and Colonial History as well as providing instructors with documents that serve as concrete examples to illustrate broad societal changes that occurred during the seventeenth century.</p>