Description: Leather. 4to. Published by John Kimball Wiggin, Boston, MA. 1865. 205, 203 pgs. Illustrated with maps. This edition was limited to 285 copies this is copy #107. Signed by John Kimball Wiggin, the publisher on the verso page and inscribed to the publisher H O Houghton on the verso page. Bound in 3/4 leather and marble paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bookplate of Merrywood (the home of Justin Frances Houghton Kershaw on the front pastedown). Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A reprint of a work originally published in 1716 under the title 'Entertaining Passages Relating to Philip's War Which Began in the Month of June, 1675. Mr. Dexter included a memoir of Benjamin Church , a Church genealogy , and extensive enhancements of the Church history as taken from early Colonial documents . Colonel Benjamin Church (c. 1639 – January 17, 1718) was an American military officer and politician who is best known for his role in developing military tactics and participating in numerous conflicts which involved the New England Colonies. He is also known for commanding one of the first ranger units in North America. Born in the Plymouth Colony, Church was commissioned by Governor Josiah Winslow to establish a company of rangers after the outbreak of King Philip's War in 1675. A force of New Englanders led by him was responsible for tracking down and killing Wampanoag sachem Metacomet, which played a major role in ending the conflict. Benjamin Church 1865 The History of King Philip's War Signed to H O Houghton Description Up For Sale Today is The History of King Philip's War by Benjamin Church With an Introduction and Notes by Henry Martyn Dexter Leather. 4to. Published by John Kimball Wiggin, Boston, MA. 1865. 205, 203 pgs. Illustrated with maps. This edition was limited to 285 copies this is copy #107. Signed by John Kimball Wiggin, the publisher on the verso page and inscribed to the publisher H O Houghton on the verso page. Bound in 3/4 leather and marble paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bookplate of Merrywood (the home of Justin Frances Houghton Kershaw on the front pastedown). Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A reprint of a work originally published in 1716 under the title 'Entertaining Passages Relating to Philip's War Which Began in the Month of June, 1675. Mr. Dexter included a memoir of Benjamin Church , a Church genealogy , and extensive enhancements of the Church history as taken from early Colonial documents . Colonel Benjamin Church (c. 1639 – January 17, 1718) was an American military officer and politician who is best known for his role in developing military tactics and participating in numerous conflicts which involved the New England Colonies. He is also known for commanding one of the first ranger units in North America. Born in the Plymouth Colony, Church was commissioned by Governor Josiah Winslow to establish a company of rangers after the outbreak of King Philip's War in 1675. A force of New Englanders led by him was responsible for tracking down and killing Wampanoag sachem Metacomet, which played a major role in ending the conflict. During the French and Indian Wars, Church participated in asymmetric warfare against the French and their indigenous allies. He led troops to raid the French colony of Acadia during King William's War and Queen Anne's War. Starting his military career at the rank of captain, he was promoted to major and subsequently to the rank of colonel. Church paid special care to outfitting, supplying and instructing his troops in ways inspired by indigenous methods of warfare and ways of living. He emphasized the adoption of indigenous techniques, which prioritized small, mobile and flexible units which used the countryside for cover, in lieu of massed frontal assaults by large formations. Church also pioneered the use of indigenous warriors as auxiliaries to bolster and educate his soldiers. In 1716, his memoirs, entitled Entertaining Passages relating to Philip's War, was published and is considered by some to constitute the first American military manual. During King Philip's War, Church was the principal military aide to Governor Josiah Winslow of Plymouth Colony. Commissioned by Winslow as a captain on July 24, 1675, he fought during King Philip's War (1675–1678) on the New England frontier against the Wampanoag, Nipmuck and Podunk tribes of Indians. He is best known during this time for commanding a company of Englishmen and Native Americans independently of the governor's direction. Church's men were the first colonial force to be successful in raiding the hostile Indians' camps in forests and swamps. During previous decades, colonists had been on the defense against the Natives, who knew their territory intimately. Relations were generally peaceful until 1675, but tensions had been growing as the colonists and their views of property encroached on Indian territory and hunting grounds. Church was allowed to recruit Native Americans after he and other leaders realized that traditional European military tactics were ineffective in frontier warfare. He also persuaded many neutral or formerly hostile Indians to surrender and join his unit, where they operated skillfully as irregular troops. Some of these men had converted to Christianity in settlements before the war. They were known as Praying Indians. After being organized by Church, these troops tracked hostile Indians into the forests and swamps, and conducted effective raids and ambushes on their camps. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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Price: 1000 USD
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Author: Benjamin Church; Henry Martyn Dexter
Binding: Hardcover
Character Family: The History of King Philip's War
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Personalized: No
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Publisher: John Kimball Wiggin
Region: North America
Signed: No
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Signed by John Kimball Wiggin to H O Houghton, Benjamin Church, The History of King Philip's War, 1st US Ranger
Subject: History
Topic: King Philip's War
Unit Quantity: 1
Year Printed: 1865
