Through dramatic comparisons of Native American and early colonial politics, history, and religion, historian Russell Bourne offers a complete and insightful look at how these two disparate groups influenced each other and how this interchange helped forge the basis for the culture we live in today. Despite living in a war-torn world, both sides made heroic efforts to reach out to each other. The religious and cultural concepts of the Native Americans...
Russell Bourne's book is an excellent read, and a fine introduction to the complex subject he addresses. I especially appreciate the new perspective it gave me on the New England I've lived in much of my life. Place names that have been merely interesting are now much more meaningful.Bourne's notion - that the conflict between the European and Native peoples beginning in the 1600's is essentially a religious conflict of spiritual...
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