When a party of French and Indians attacked Deerfield, Mass., in 1704, 49 people were killed, including Reverend Williams's wife and two of their children. Williams's life was spared but he was taken captive. This is the story of the massacre and William's eventual release in his own words.
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John Williams lives and works in his hometown of Cardiff. He is the author of four previous books, most recently "Five Pubs, Two Bars and a Nightclub,"
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If you can read history books, this book is really a must for grasping the Deerfield situation from a first-hand perspective. It is also difficult to read because of the language. But really, it's worth the work to get through it. Great, moving.
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THE history I am going to write proves, that days of fasting and prayer, without reformation, will not avail to turn away the anger of God from a professing people ; and yet witnesseth how very advantageous gracious supplications are, to prepare particular Christians patiently to suffer the will of God, in very trying public calamities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Esther Jones, Green River, Jesus Christ, Abigail Turbet, King Philip, Connecticut River, Deerfield Street, Holy Scriptures, Virgin Mary, Captain Turner, Deerfield River, Duke of Bavaria New!
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THE history I am going to write proves, that days of fasting and prayer, without reformation, will not avail to turn away the anger of God from a professing people ; and yet witnesseth how very advantageous gracious supplications are, to prepare particular Christians patiently to suffer the will of God, in very trying public calamities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Esther Jones, Green River, Jesus Christ, Abigail Turbet, King Philip, Connecticut River, Deerfield Street, Holy Scriptures, Virgin Mary, Captain Turner, Deerfield River, Duke of Bavaria New!
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- The Connecticut River by William Stekl on page 128
- Captive Histories: English, French, And Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid (Native Americans of the Northeast) by Evan Haefeli on 15 pages
- Captive Selves, Captivating Others: The Politics And Poetics Of Colonial American Captivity Narratives (Institutional Structures of Feeling) by Pauline Turner Strong on 5 pages
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- After King Philip's War: Presence and Persistence in Indian New England (Reencounters with Colonialism: New Perspectives on the Americas) by Colin G. Calloway on 4 pages
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