The History of King Philip: Sovereign Chief of the Wampanoags

Excerpt from History of King Philip: Sovereign Chief of the Wampanoags, Including the Early History of the Settlers of New England Few, even of our most intelligent men, if we except those who are devoted to literary pursuits, are acquainted with the adventures which our forefathers encountered in the settlement of New England. The claims of business are now so exacting, that those whose time is engrossed by its cares have but little leisure for extensive reading, and yet there is no American who does not desire to be familiar with the early history of his own country. The writer, with great labor, has collected from widely-spread materials, and condensed into this narrative of the career of King Philip, those incidents in our early history which he has supposed would be most interesting and instructive to the general reader. He has spared no pains in the endeavor to be accurate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at (http://www.forgottenbooks.com) www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. THE HISTORY OF KING PHILIP PREFACE CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS CHAPTER II. MASSASOIT CHAPTER III. CLOUDS OF WAR CHAPTER IV. THE PEQUOT WAR CHAPTER V. COMMENCEMENT OF THE REIGN OF KING PHILIP CHAPTER VI. COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES CHAPTER VII. AUTUMN AND WINTER CAMPAIGNS CHAPTER VIII. CAPTIVITY OF MRS.ROWLANDSON CHAPTER IX. THE INDIANS VICTORIOUS CHAPTER X. THE VICISSITUDES OF WAR CHAPTER XI. DEATH OF KING PHILIP CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION OF THE WAR ENGRAVINGS. PLYMOUTH BAY, AS SEEN BY THE PILGRIMS THE FIRST ENCOUNTER SAMOSET,THE INDIAN VISITOR MASSASOIT AND HIS WARRIORS THE PALACE OF MASSASOIT THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE BATTLE IN TIVERTON CAPTURE OF THE INDIAN FORTRESS CAPTIVITY OF MRS. ROWLANDSON THE DESTRUCTION OF SUDBURY THE INDIAN AMBUSH THE DEATH OF PHILIP