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He Forgotten History of

S T RU G G L E , SAVAG E RY,

& E N D U RA N C E

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Houghton Mif in Harcourt

boston new york

2012

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2012


boston new york

2011


boston new york

2012

The F IRST

FRONTIER

T h e F O R G O T T E N H I S T O R Y

of S T R U G G L E , S A VA G E R Y,

a n d E N D U R A N C E

in E A R L Y A M E R I C A

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Contents

Acknowledgments ix • Author’s Note x

Introduction xi

P A R T I

“So Many Nations, People, and Tongues”

i . Mawooshen 3

. Beore Contact 35

3 . Stumbling onto a Frontier 72

P A R T I I

“Let Us Not Live to Bee Enslaved”

4. “W hy Should You Be So Furious?” 115

5 . Betw een Two F ires 149

6. “Our Enimies Are Exceedeing Cruell” 182

7. “Oppressions, Grievances & Provocacons” 222

P A R T I I I

“We That Came out of This Ground”

8. “One Head One Mouth, and One Heart ” 259

9. The Long Peace Ends 298

. War Chie , Peace Chie 337

. Endings 376

Notes 389 • Bibliography 430

Index 446



Chapter 1

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