Alfred A. Cave Livres

"A masterful analysis of events and beliefs that led up to the Peqout War". -- Boston Sunday GlobeThis book offers the first full-scale analysis of the Pequot War (1636-37), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. Through an innovative rereading of the Puritan sources, Alfred A. Cave refutes claims that settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy to exterminate Europeans. Drawing on archaeological, linguistic, and anthropological evidences to trace the evolution of the conflict, he sheds new light on the motivations of the Pequots and their Indian allies. He also provides a reappraisal of the interaction of ideology and self-interest as motivating factors in the Puritan attack on the Pequots.

Set against the backdrop of the Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War highlights the struggle between the English and French empires in the 1760s. This conflict not only shifted control of northern America to Great Britain but also diminished the French influence that had previously helped Native American tribes resist English expansion. The war's outcomes had lasting implications, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of North America and affecting global dynamics.