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Peaceable kingdom lost : the Paxton Boys and the destruction of William Penn's holy experiment
"William Penn established Pennsylvania in 1682 as a "holy experiment" in which Europeans and Indians could live together in harmony. In this book, historian Kevin Kenny explains how this Peaceable Kingdom -- benevolent, Quaker, pacifist -- gradually disintegrated in the eighteenth century, with disastrous consequences for Native Americans... Based on extensive research in eighteenth-century primary sources, this ... history offers an eye-opening look at how colonists -- at first, the backwoods Paxton Boys but later the U.S. government -- expropriated Native American lands, ending forever the dream of colonists and Indians living together in peace"--Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195331508
- ISBN: 9780195331509 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0195331508 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780199753949 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0199753946 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- pt. 1. False dawn. Newcomers -- Settlers and squatters -- Expansion -- Fraud -- A hunger for land -- pt. 2. Theatre of bloodshed and rapine. Braddock's defeat -- Pennsylvania goes to war -- Negotiations -- Westward journeys -- Conquest -- pt. 3. Zealots. Indian uprising -- Rangers -- Conestoga Indiantown -- Lancaster workhouse -- Panic in Philadelphia -- pt. 4. A war of words. The Declaration and Remonstrance -- A proper spirit of jealousy and revenge -- Christian white savages -- Under the tyrant's foot -- pt. 5. Unraveling. Killers -- Mercenaries -- Revolutionaries.
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- Penn, William, 1644-1718 > Philosophy.
Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Pennsylvania > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Pennsylvania > Government relations > History > 18th century.
Culture conflict > Pennsylvania > History.
Penn, William.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 152 .K46 2009 | 279435 | Stacks | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038445.html
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