Metacomet's War: A Novel of King Philip's War (Paperback)

from bibliophileofalls

This book was not easy for me to read as the many very vivid descriptions of the battles were so graphic. Metacomet's battles were not only with his sworn enemy, the English, but also with other tribes of Indians who he was forever attempting to enlist in the great war with the English; the war t...

from fuzzy_patters

Metacomet's war is a fictionalization of the war between the Plymouth settlers and the Algonquin Metacomet. It switches voice from third person omniscient to a first person account as told by Metacomet depending on who Chivers wants to be telling the story. This adds a lot to the novel because i ...

from fidchivers

This novel tells the story of Metacomet (or as he was known by the English" King Philip) who organized the Algonquins to fight the English in 1675. It was the last time a war was fought by the Native Americans with the hope to push the English back into the sea, and drive them away forever. Dozen...