Ninigret, Sachem of the Niantics and Narragansetts : Diplomacy, War, and the Balance of Power in Seventeenth-Century New England and Indian Country /

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Ninigret (c. 1600-1676) was a sachem of the Niantic and Narragansett Indians of what is now Rhode Island from the mid-1630s through the mid-1670s. For Ninigret and his contemporaries, Indian Country and New England were multipolar political worlds shaped by ever-shifting intertribal rivalries. In th...

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Autores principales: Fisher, Julie A. (Autor), Silverman, David J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Narragansett Indians > Politics and government > 17th century.
Niantic Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Early American & Colonial History.
Native American Studies.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / Native American.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: Picturing Ninigret
  • A Chronology of Key Events in the Life of Ninigret
  • 1. Being and Becoming a Sachem
  • 2. "To obtaine it by force"
  • 3. "I doe but Right my owne quarrell"
  • 4. A Time of Decision
  • 5. Ninigret's Narragansett War
  • Epilogue: The Small Matter of Eltwood Pomeroy's Mare
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Key People and Places
  • Index

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