"Subjects Unto the Same King offers a comprehensive survey of the structure and functionality of authority within and between cultures in seventeenth-century New England."—William and Mary Quarterly

Subjects unto the Same King
Indians, English, and the Contest for Authority in Colonial New England

Jenny Hale Pulsipher

2005 | 376 pages | Cloth $35.00 | Paper $24.95
American History | Native American Studies

Table of Contents

Note on the Text
Introduction

Models of Authority
Massachusetts Under Fire
Years of Uncertainty
Allies Fall Away
The "Narragansett War"
A Perilous Middle Ground
Massachusetts's Authority Undermined
A Crisis of Spirit
Massachusetts Fights Alone
Surrendering Authority

Epilogue
League of Peace Between Massasoit and Plymouth
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments