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BANCROFF PRIZE WINNER • King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war—colonists against Indigenous peoples—that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to "deserve the name of a war."The war's brutality compelled the colonists to defend themselves against accusations that they had become savages. But Jill Lepore makes clear that it was after the war—and because of it—that the boundaries between cultures, hitherto blurred, turned into rigid ones. King Philip's War became one of the most written-about wars in our history, and Lepore argues that the words strengthened and hardened feelings that, in turn, strengthened and hardened the enmity between Indigenous peoples and Anglos. Telling the story of what may have been the bitterest of American conflicts, and its reverberations over the centuries, Lepore has enabled us to see how the ways in which we remember past events are as important in their effect on our history as were the events themselves. Publisher Description: King Philip's War, The Excruciating Racial War--colonists Against Indians--that Erupted In New England In 1675, Was, In Proportion To Population, The Bloodiest In American History. Some Even Argued That The Massacres And Outrages On Both Sides Were Too Horrific To Deserve The Name Of A War. It All Began When Philip (called Metacom By His Own People), The Leader Of The Wampanoag Indians, Led Attacks Against English Towns In The Colony Of Plymouth. The War Spread Quickly, Pitting A Loose Confederation Of Southeastern Algonquians Against A Coalition Of English Colonists. While It Raged, Colonial Armies Pursued Enemy Indians Through The Swamps And Woods Of New England, And Indians Attacked English Farms And Towns From Narragansett Bay To The Connecticut River Valley. Both Sides, In Fact, Had Pursued The War Seemingly Without Restraint, Killing Women And Children, Torturing Captives, And Mutilating The Dead.^ The Fighting Ended After Philip Was Shot, Quartered, And Beheaded In August 1676. The War's Brutality Compelled The Colonists To Defend Themselves Against Accusations That They Had Become Savages. But Jill Lepore Makes Clear That It Was After The War--and Because Of It--that The Boundaries Between Cultures, Hitherto Blurred, Turned Into Rigid Ones. King Philip's War Became One Of The Most Written-about Wars In Our History, And Lepore Argues That The Words Strengthened And Hardened Feelings That, In Turn, Strengthened And Hardened The Enmity Between Indians And Anglos. She Shows How, As Late As The Nineteenth Century, Memories Of The War Were Instrumental In Justifying Indian Removals--and How In Our Own Century That Same War Has Inspired Indian Attempts To Preserve Indianness As Fiercely As The Early Settlers Once Struggled To Preserve Their Englishness.^ Telling The Story Of What May Have Been The Bitterest Of American Conflicts, And Its Reverberations Over The Centuries, Lepore Has Enabled Us To See How The Ways In Which We Remember Past Events Are As Important In Their Effect On Our History As Were The Events Themselves. What's In A Name? -- A Brief Chronology Of King Philip's War -- Prologue: The Circle -- Pt. 1. Language. Beware Of Any Linguist ; The Story Of It Printed -- Pt. 2. War. Habitations Of Cruelty ; Where Is Your O God? -- Pt. 3. Bondage. Come Go Along With Us ; A Dangerous Merchandise -- Pt. 4. Memory. The Blasphemous Leviathan ; The Curse Of Metamora -- Epilogue: The Rock. Jill Lepore. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-326) And Index. Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to "deserve the name of a war."It all began when Philip (called Metacom by his own people), the leader of the Wampanoag Indians, led attacks against English towns in the colony of Plymouth. The war spread quickly, pitting a loose confederation of southeastern Algonquians against a coalition of English colonists. While it raged, colonial armies pursued enemy Indians through the swamps and woods of New England, and Indians attacked English farms and towns from Narragansett Bay to the Connecticut River Valley. Both sides, in fact, had pursued the war seemingly without restraint, killing women and children, torturing captives, and mutilating the dead. The fighting ended after Philip was shot, quartered, and beheaded in August 1676.The war's brutality compelled the colonists to defend themselves against accusations that they had become savages. But Jill Lepore makes clear that it was after the war--and because of it--that the boundaries between cultures, hitherto blurred, turned into rigid ones. King Philip's War became one of the most written-about wars in our history, and Lepore argues that the words strengthened and hardened feelings that, in turn, strengthened and hardened the enmity between Indians and Anglos. She shows how, as late as the nineteenth century, memories of the war were instrumental in justifying Indian removals--and how in our own century that same war has inspired Indian attempts to preserve "Indianness" as fiercely as the early settlers once struggled to preserve their Englishness.Telling the story of what may have been the bitterest of American conflicts, and its reverberations over the centuries, Lepore has enabled us to see how the ways in which we remember past events are as important in their effect on our history as were the events themselves.From the Hardcover edition. King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war - colonists against Indians - that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the massacres and outrages on both sides were too horrific to "deserve the name of a war.". It all began when Philip (called Metacom by his own people), the leader of the Wampanoag Indians, led attacks against English towns in the colony of Plymouth. The war spread quickly, pitting a loose confederation of southeastern Algonquians against a coalition of English colonists. While it raged, colonial armies pursued enemy Indians through the swamps and woods of New England, and Indians attacked English farms and towns from Narragansett Bay to the Connecticut River Valley. Both sides, in fact, had pursued the war seemingly without restraint, killing women and children, torturing captives, and mutilating the dead. The fighting ended after Philip was shot, quartered, and beheaded in August 1676. The war's brutality compelled the colonists to defend themselves against accusations that they had become savages. But Jill Lepore makes clear that it was after the war - and because of it - that the boundaries between cultures, hitherto blurred, turned into rigid ones. King Philip's War became one of the most written-about wars in our history, and Lepore argues that the words strengthened and hardened feelings that, in turn, strengthened and hardened the enmity between Indians and Anglos. She shows how, as late as the nineteenth century, memories of the war were instrumental in justifying Indian removals - and how in our own century that same war has inspired Indian attempts to preserve "Indianness" as fiercely as the early settlers once struggled to preserve their Englishness. In 1675 Algonquian Indians all over southern New England rose up against the Puritan colonists with whom they had lived peacefully for several decades. The result was the bloodiest war in American history, a terrifying conflict in which the Puritans found themselves fighting with a cruelty they had thought only the natives capable of. By August 1676, when the severed head of the Wampanoag leader, King Philip, was displayed in Plymouth, thousands of Indians and English men, women, and children were dead. More than half of the new towns in New England had been wiped out, and the settlers' sense of themselves a civilized people of God had been deeply shaken. By interpreting reactions to the war on both sides of the racial divide, historian Lepore reveals the crucial role the conflict played in shaping the colonists' and the Indians' ideas of themselves and of each other. More profoundly, she shows us that the lasting effects are felt not in how many lives are lost, but in how brutality is justified and how war is remembered Contents What's in a Name? A Brief Chronology of King Philip's War Prologue: The Circle Part One: Language 1 Beware of Any Linguist 2 The Story of It Printed Part Two: War 3 Habitations of Cruelty 4 Where is Your O God? Part Three: Bondage 5 Come Go Along with Us 6 A Dangerous Merchandise Part Four: Memory 7 That Blasphemous Leviathan 8 The Curse of Metamora Epilogue: The Rock Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index Examines how the American colonists interpreted the brutal war that erupted between them and Native Americans in New England in 1675, showing how they looked to it during the Revolution and used it to justify nineteenth-century Indian removals. 10,000 first printing. In the late, chilly days of January 1675, John Sassamon set out for Plymouth.