Based on the life of co-author Jenny Kay Dupuis's grandmother

she was educated at boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian relations in the late 1800s and early 1900s

Because of Miss Densmore's deep knowledge and clear presentation

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Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War christianity Based on the life ofIn this Bancroft Prize winning book the stories of Weetamoo, a female Wampanoag leader, and James Printer, a Nipmuc scholar, converge in 1676 with the captivity of Mary Rowlandson. Rigorous, original scholarship and creative narration recovers their story and leads us to a new, broader understanding of Native New England and colonial American origins.