18 - King Philip's War & 'The Narrative of the Captivity... of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson' (1682)

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On this episode, Alex, Grace, and Matt discuss King Philip's War (or Metacomet's Rebellion) and the captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson that resulted from it. The economic, legal, and cultural forces that drove Metacomet and the Wampanoags to take up arms against the settlers. Praying Indians at Harvard and the Eliot Indian bible as a cultural weapon. Captivity and missionary narratives as "safe" ways for colonists to experience the wilderness. Extended excerpts from the Mary Rowlandson's narrative. Tobacco.

References:

'500 Nations' miniseries:

   • From Thanksgiving to King Philip's War  

Slotkin, Richard. 1973. Regeneration through violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860. Middletown, Conn: Wesleyan University Press.

WARREN, JAMES A. 2019. GOD, WAR, AND PROVIDENCE: the epic struggle of roger williams and the narragansett indians ... against the puritans of new england. SCRIBNER.