King Philip

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John S. C. Abbott. King Philip

King Philip

Table of Contents

PREFACE

ENGRAVINGS

KING PHILIP

Chapter I

Landing of the Pilgrims

Chapter II

Massasoit

Chapter III

Clouds of War

Chapter IV

The Pequot War

Chapter V

Commencement of the Reign of King Philip

Chapter VI

Commencement of Hostilities

Chapter VII

Autumn and Winter Campaigns

Chapter VIII

Mrs. Rowlandson's Captivity

Chapter IX

The Indians Victorious

Chapter X

The Vicissitudes of War

Chapter XI

Death of King Philip

Chapter XII

Conclusion of the War

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John S. C. Abbott

Makers of History

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The Pilgrims had left England with the intention of planting their colony at the mouth of the Hudson River; but the Dutch, jealous of the power of the English upon this continent, and wishing to appropriate that very attractive region entirely to themselves, bribed the pilot to pretend to lose his course, and to land them at a point much farther to the north; hence the disappointment of the company in finding themselves involved amid the shoals of Cape Cod. Though Plymouth was by no means the home which the Pilgrims had originally sought, and though neither the harbor nor the location presented the advantages which they had desired, the season was too far advanced for them to continue their voyage in search of a more genial home. With this report the explorers returned to the ship.

Arrival of the Mayflower.

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