Jill Lepore's book was on King Philip's (or Metacom's) war in 1688. But
that war was a continuation of the ethnic cleansing started in 1637 with the
Pequot war.
Harold S. Forsythe
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From: "Henry Wiencek" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America-Pequots
> The current issue of the New Yorker has an article about the Pequot War by
> the Harvard historian Jill Lepore. It's a review of a new book about the
> Mayflower Pilgrims and their conflict with the Pequot. If memory serves,
> Lepore also wrote a book about the Pequot War. Here's the link
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/060424crat_atlarge
>
> Henry Wiencek
> Charlottesville
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