God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams

God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: â€œa riveting historical validation of emancipatory impulses frustrated in their own timeâ€ (Booklist, starred review) as determined Narragansett Indians refused to back down and accept English authority.

A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New England, Roger Williams was also a social critic, diplomat, theologian, and politician who fervently believed in tolerance. Yet his orthodox brethren were convinced tolerance fostered anarchy and courted Godâ€™s wrath. Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635, Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and laid the foundations for the colony of Rhode Island as a place where Indian and English cultures could flourish side by side, in peace.

As the seventeenth century wore on, a steadily deepening antagonism developed between an expansionist, aggressive Puritan culture and an increasingly vulnerable, politically divided Indian population. Indian tribes that had been at the center of the New England communities found themselves shunted off to the margins of the region. By the 1660s, all the major Indian peoples in southern New England had come to accept English authority, either tacitly or explicitly. All, except one: the Narragansetts.

In God, War, and Providence â€œJames A. Warren transforms what could have been merely a Pilgrim version of cowboys and Indians into a sharp study of cultural contrastâ€¦a well-researched cameo of early Americaâ€ (The Wall Street Journal). He explores the remarkable and little-known story of the alliance between Roger Williamsâ€™s Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indians, and how they joined forces to retain their autonomy and their distinctive ways of life against Puritan encroachment. Deeply researched, â€œWarrenâ€™s well-written monograph contains a great deal of insight into the tactics of war on the frontierâ€ (Library Journal) and serves as a telling precedent for white-Native American encounters along the North American frontier for the next 250 years.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 150118041XSR9
ReleaseDate 2018-06-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501180415

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	150118041XSR9
ReleaseDate	2018-06-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501180415

God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

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