Front matter
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KING PHILIP.
Preface
were tolerably ample. Besides the contemporary accounts of Hubbard and Church, and the notices in Belknap and Drake, he had several modern histories of Indian wars, in which this is treated more or less at large, and a complete and minute narrative, by Francis Baylies, Esq., in his " Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth."
From these and other materials, the author of the present work has endeavoured to produce a clear and full narrative of this remarkable war, such as would place the scenes before the reader vividly and impressively. By the aid of that accomplished artist, W. Croome, Esq., he is enabled to present the reader with pictorial embellishments also, which will serve to strengthen and render lasting the reader's remembrance of those thrilling events of our early colonial history, which posterity should never forget.
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Portrait of King Philip Frontispiece
Vignette. Arms and Trophies • • • • Title-page
Death of Sassamon • 57
Soldiers discussing the Portents and Signs 68
Philip crossing Taunton River on a Raft of Logs
Attack on the Wagon Train 104
Escape of Lieutenant Cooper • • 109
The Nipmuck and Lancaster Indians planning the attack on Lancaster 138
Defence of Mr. Rowlandson's House - • • 142
Attack on Northampton 150
Attack on Seekonk 166
Canonchet • • 175
Flight "OF the Indians 225
Death of Pomham • • • • • - 233
Captain Church's Visit to the Saconets 249
Honest George 256
Peter 261
Church going to Plymouth • • 267
Philip's visit to Mount Hope • 275
Narrow Escape of Philip 300
Church killing a Chief • 317
Death of Philip 346
Capture of Annawon 379
Escape of Captain Frost • 419
Pbepace • - — 3
List of Illustrations 5
Introduction * 9
CHAPTER I. Causes of King Philip's War • 46
CHAPTER n.
Commencement of the War— Philip driven from Mount Hope 61
CHAPTER in.
Church's Fight at Pocasset • 73
CHAPTER IV.
Escape of Philip from Pocasset - - 82
CHAPTER V.
The War in the Nipmuck Territory— Defence of Brookfield 90
CHAPTER VI.
Defence of Hadley • • • 96
CHAPTER VII.
Springfield and Hatfield attacked- ........... : 108
CHAPTER Vni.
Union of the New England Colonies 112
CHAPTER IX.
Destruction of the Nap.ragansetts - 117
CHAPTER X.
Pursuit of the fugitive Narragansetts 130
CHAPTER XL
Destruction of Lancaster 136
CHAPTER XII.
Defence of Northampton 146
CHAPTER XITL t
Burning of Medfield — 152
CHAPTER XIV.
Battle of Attleborough Gore 159
CHAPTER XV.
Destruction of Seekonk and Providence — Indian courtesies to Roger Williams 165
CHAPTER XVI.
Capture and Death of Canonchet 171
CHAPTER XVII.
Attack on Scituate — Anecdote of Mrs. Ewell— Taunton spared by Philip— Attack on Bridgewater • 180
Contents
CHAPTER XVIII.: r«« Destruction op Geoton and Marlborough ••- 187
CHAPTER XIX.
Attack on Sudbury— Ambush— Terrible fate of Wadsworth's Party— Alarm at Boston 194 CHAPTER XX.
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