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The Pequot War A VOLUME IN THE SERIES Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History, and the Contemporary Edited by Colin G. Calloway and Barry O’Connell The Pequot War ALFRED A. CAVE University of Massachusetts Press Amherst Copyright © 1996 by The University of Massachusetts Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America LC 95-47282 ISBN 1-55849-029-9 (cloth); 030-2 (pbk.) Designed by Jack Harrison Set in Adobe Minion with Adobe Walbaum display by dix! Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cave, Alfred A. The Pequot War I Alfred A. Cave. p. cm.—(Native Americans of the Northeast) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55849-029-9 (cloth : alk. paper). —ISBN 1-55849-030-2 (pbk.) . Pequot War, 1636-1638. 2. Pequot Indians—History—17th century. 3. Pequot Indians—Government relations. 4. Indians, Treatment of—New England—History—17th century. 5. Puritans—New England—History—17th century. I. Title. II. Series. E83.63.C37 1996 973.2'2—dc20 95-47282 CIP British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available. To Mary Sue Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction i i Preconceptions and Misperceptions 13 2 Wampum, Pelts, and Power 49 3 Pequots and Puritans: The Origins of the Conflict 69 4 The Pequots Humbled 122 5 The Pequot War and the Mythology of the Frontier 168 Notes 179 Index 215 Acknowledgments In reflecting on the many debts, both professional and personal, that I have incurred in the preparation of this study, I am particularly grateful to my wife, Mary Sue Deisher Cave, whose constant support and encour agement over the years have meant so much. Special mention must also be made of Marvin L. Michael Kay, my colleague, office mate, and close friend at the University of Toledo who patiently read several drafts of the manuscript and offered trenchant criticisms that led to both stylistic and substantive improvements. I am grateful also for the superb critical assistance of the editors of this series, Barry O’Connell and Colin Cal loway, and to Neal Salisbury, whose report on an earlier version was of great value in resolving some problems of organization and emphasis. Thanks are also due to editor Janet Benton and other staff members at the University of Massachusetts Press. I am grateful also to Will Alpern, Joseph Michael Becker, Michael McGiffert, and Alden Vaughan, all of whom read and critiqued some of my earlier work on the Pequot War. The University of Toledo administration provided support for my re search activities in the form of two sabbatical leaves and several travel grants. Particular thanks are expressed to the late James D. McComas, former president of the University of Toledo, to William N. Free, former vice president for academic affairs, to William Hoover, former chair of the Department of History at the University of Toledo, and to Carol Menning, present chair, for their support and encouragement. And last but hardly least, thanks to Louise Celley of the Department of History who typed the manuscript not only with great accuracy but with unfail ing good humor. Toledo, Ohio August 1995 ix
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