White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America
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- Synopsis
- In 1759, during the Anglo-French wars in North America, British officer Robert Rogers was sent on a revenge mission against Abenaki Indians in Canada's St. Lawrence Valley. The mission was fraught with danger and became legendary throughout the British Empire and is now credited with having begun the "special forces" tradition in the US army. Those on the other side, of course, saw things a bit differently, decrying the massacre of the men, women, and children of the village of St. Francis as being the actions of a Wobomagonda ("White Devil"). This text tells the story of the mission by piecing together the testimonies of those on all sides of the incident. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786736799
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780306813894
- Publisher:
- Perseus Books Group
- Date of Addition:
- 06/19/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Stephen Brumwell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.