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SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB: Whose Story? Two Views of King Philip's War
DESCRIPTION:Whose story predominates? Ever since its publication in 1682 as The Sovereignty and Goodness of God\, Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative – with its harrowing account of capture\, flight and detention as well as the death of her child – has shaped the mainstream understanding of King Philip’s War. In this view\, cruel and savage Native people wantonly invade peaceful colonial towns\, taking prisoners for ransom and brutally killing others. \nBut then came along William Apess\, author\, Pequot activist and Methodist minister\, who in the first third of the 19th century turned this story upside down. He read his powerful and eloquent challenge to the prevailing wisdom aloud to audiences across Boston – a eulogy that was subsequently printed. For Apess\, Metacom\, or King Philip\, was a hero – equal in stature to George Washington\, fighting for Native people’s rights and the true embodiment of Revolutionary principles. \nFind out what you think by joining our virtual book club discussion of Rowlandson’s captivity narrative\, on the one hand\, and William Apess’ Eulogy on King Philip on the other. \nLed by PHB book club’s own Evana Rose Tamayo\, we’ll read these primary texts side by side to see what they tell us about ways of understanding – and how they might change. Here’s what she has to say: \n“In this discussion\, we’re diving into the heart of King Philip’s War by pairing two bestselling authors who couldn’t be further apart: the captive Mary Rowlandson and the activist William Apess. It’s a study in contrast\, faith\, and the power of memory. \n“Though written over 150 years apart\, both texts grapple with the bloody toll and legacy of King Philip’s War (1675–1676). This conflict fundamentally solidified Puritan hegemony and marginalized the Indigenous peoples in New England. By reading these works together\, we will see how the same events can be cast as either a divine trial or a national tragedy\, and we can consider whether both perspectives can be true simultaneously.”
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