History of the Indians of Connecticut, from the earliest known period to 1850 / by John W. De Forest published with the sanction of the Connecticut Historical Society (Still Image)

History of the Indians of Connecticut, from the earliest known period to 1850 / by John W. De Forest published with the sanction of the Connecticut Historical Society

De Forest, John William, 1826-1906

xxvi, 509 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map 21 cm

Five of the 7 plates are ill. from designs by Darley

Includes bibliographical references and index

The author, John William De Forest (1826 – 1906) was an American soldier and writer of realistic fiction, best known for his Civil War novel, Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty. The subject volume, The History of the Indians of Connecticut, from the Earliest known Period to 1850, is one of his earliest works and shows his interest in history. Written from 1847 to 1850, The book is critical of the settlers treatment of the Pequots and of King Phillip's War, which is somewhat surprising given the early date of the scholarship. The non-fictional work also foreshadows De Forest's later fiction in its subject, realism, and occasional violence.

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For some brief notes about the early settlement of Native Americans in Connecticut, see:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1978/4/78.04.02.x.html#b

Indians of North America -- Connecticut

Mohegan Indians

Pequot Indians

b29214828

E78.C7 D33

Hartford : W.J. Hamersley, 1851, c1850

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