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Multi-perspective 1704 Deerfield raid analysis.

If you're interested in the complexities of early American history, "Captors and Captives" is a book that could greatly enhance your understanding. It's not just a recount of events; it goes deeper, offering insights into the personal experiences and cultural backgrounds of all parties involved, which is rare in historical accounts. The book's strength lies in its ability to humanize history and provide a balanced view, making it a compelling read for anyone fascinated by the nuanced interactions between different communities during this tumultuous period.

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ISBN: 9781558494190
Date of Publication: 2003-11-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Sociology, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.82
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The definitive account of a pivotal episode in colonial American history. On February 29, 1704, a party of French and Indian raiders descended on the Massachusetts village of Deerfield, killing fifty residents and capturing more than a hundred others. In this masterful work of history, Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney reexamine the Deerfield attack and place it within a framework stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Drawing on previously untapped sources, they show how the assault grew out of the aspirations of New England family farmers, the ambitions of Canadian colonists, the calculations of French officials, the fears of Abenaki warriors, and the grief of Mohawk women as they all struggled to survive the ongoing confrontation of empires and cultures. Haefeli and Sweeney reconstruct events from multiple points of view, through the stories of a variety of individuals involved. These stories begin in the Native, French, and English communities of the colonial Northeast, then converge in the February 29 raid, as a force of more than two hundred Frenchmen, Abenakis, Hurons, Kahnawake Mohawks, Pennacooks, and Iroquois of the Mountain overran the northwesternmost village of the New England frontier. Although the inhabitants put up more of a fight than earlier accounts of the so-called Deerfield Massacre have suggested, the attackers
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Multi-perspective 1704 Deerfield raid analysis.

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