Invading Paradise (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781401079222)

Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 reopens and redirects debate about causes of the two Esopus Wars in what are now Kingston and Hurley, New York. Historical studies are found inadequate to explain the conflict and its genocidal outcome. If causality is ever to be reliably decided, the principal actors in this colonial drama need study. Records of aboriginals are understandably scant, while those of settlers are full enough to give impressions of their motivations and attitudes to the frontier. This study is the first to introduce as individuals the main European immigrants involved in the wars. Were they prepared for what confronted them upon acquiring native agricultural lands? Readers are invited to consider exactly what happened to bring on violence.

Author: Andrew Brink
ISBN-10: 1401079229
ISBN-13: 9781401079222
Publisher: Xlibris
Language: English
Published: 06/06/2003
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.72h x 5.68w x 0.70d