White Devil - A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America (Paperback, New Ed)

In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England-both in alliance with Native American tribes-fought each other in a series of bloody battles and terrifying raids. No confrontation was more brutal and notorious than the massacre of the British garrison of Fort William Henry- an incident memorably depicted in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans . That atrocity stoked calls for revenge, and the tough young Major Robert Rogers and his "Rangers" were ordered north into enemy territory to take it. On the morning of October 4, 1759, they surprised the Abenaki Indian village of St. Francis, slaughtering its sleeping inhabitants without mercy. When the raiders returned to safety, they were hailed as heroes by the colonists, and their leader was immortalized as "the brave Major Rogers." But the Abenakis remembered Rogers differently: To them he was Wobomagonda- "White Devil."

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	February 2006
Authors:	Stephen Brumwell
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	335
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-81473-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-306-81473-0
Barcode:	9780306814730

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