Igniting King Philip's War

by Yasuhide Kawashima

The subjugation of Native Americans by European immigrants grew out of a violent clash of cultures that, in retrospect, hid real opportunities for peaceful coexistence. Key elements of this tragic tale can clearly be seen in Yasuhide Kawashima's chronicle of the events surrounding a criminal trial in Puritan New England-perhaps the earliest landmark case in American law. In 1675, Wampanoag Indian John Sassamon was allegedly ambushed and murdered on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610936
• ISBN13: 9780700610938
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"