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Title: King Philip's War: Civil War in New England, 1675-1676 (Native Americans of the Northeast) by James David Drake ISBN: 1-55849-224-0 Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting Thesis, Bad Writing
Comment: Historian James Drake presents an intriguing thesis in this book. In his view, King Philip's War was a civil war that tore apart a highly integrated European-Indian society. On the face of it, this idea seems ludicrous, but Drake presents a very convincing case. Even if Drake does not win you over, you learn a lot about both colonial and Indian societies. Even the most ardent critics of the work must admit that Drakes presents some significant challenges to conventional thinking.
The problem is that Drake does not know how to write well. The book is dreadfully slow and dry, with little penchent for anything but the most academic trivia. If one stays awake, you will find some very fascinating insights mixed together with the horrendously slow treatise, but often, it's not worth it.
For fans of colonial history, it's a must. For anyone else, be warned: it will be a tough read.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Important Contribution
Comment: This is a clearly written and thoughtful analysis of King Philip's War. While some may disagree with the author's characterization of the conflict as a "civil war," Drake effectively illuminates the important and complex connections that developed among the New England colonies and some Native American nations and how those connections helped to bring about the war.
Rating: 1
Summary: Academia at its dull, pendantic, worst
Comment: I got interested in this period of history after reading Parkman's masterful "France and England" series. Drake's book is the opposite -- dull, politically correct, completely lacking a sense of drama, written more with a view to securing tenure than increasing knowledge of this period. There's all the buzzwords -- indentity and gender and sexual politics, hints of Foucault and Derrida... an absolute waste of money. I pity his students. I pity the study of history. Morrison, Parkman, Freeman, Foote -- where are you when we need you?
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Title: King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict by Eric B. Schultz, Michael J. Tougias ISBN: 0881504831 Publisher: Countryman Pr Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Rise of the National Guard: The Evolution of the American Militia, 1865-1920 by Jerry Cooper ISBN: 0803264283 Publisher: Bison Bks Corp Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Philippine War, 1899-1902 by Brian McAllister Linn, Brain McAllister Linn ISBN: 0700612254 Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865 by Robert M. Utley ISBN: 0803295502 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: June, 1981 List Price(USD): $16.91 |
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Title: A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 by James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender ISBN: 0882958127 Publisher: Harlan Davidson Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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