Poem, 1676.

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Poem, 1676.

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Following the defeat of Captain Michael Pierce (1615?-1676) and his men at the Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, during King Philip's War, 26 March 1676, Walker wrote "Captain Perse and his coragious Company" as a tribute. The work, considered to be a combination of epic poem and broadside ballad, includes descriptions of the founding of the new country as well as attribution of blame for the war to a falling away from early Puritan tenets. Walker compares the Indian leaders to the notorious Nero and Diocletian and advocates policies which he feels should be implemented against the "savages." The poem provides a good example of the vocabulary in use during that period in America.

2 v. ; octavo.

American Antiquarian Society

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American Antiquarian Society

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Pierce, Michael, d. 1676.

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Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of Worthington Chauncey Ford, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068790 American historical editor, bibliographer, and statistician. From the description of Letters of Worthington Chauncey Ford [manuscript], 1886-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806452 Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941), the eldest son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Fowler Ford, first worked as a cas...

Walker, Philip, -1679

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Philip Walker ( -1679) emigrated from England and settled in Rehoboth, Mass., as a weaver and saw-mill owner. He became one of the town's wealthiest men and served as constable, surveyor, selectman, deacon, and deputy to Plymouth. He was a private soldier in King Philip's War and contributed much toward the war's financial support. From the description of Poem, 1676. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 225190638 ...