Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Narraganset Indians of Rhode Island.

First published in 1643, this book is one of the most important artifacts of early Indigenous American culture. In it, Roger Williams recorded the day-to-day experience of the Narragansett people of Rhode Island in their own words, the first documentation of an American Indian language in English. Williams's book can be read at many levels because of its historical, literary, political, and religious significance. Its greatest value, though, is its...

"The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: a fresh look at the aggressive expansionist Puritans in New England and the determined Narragansett Indians, who refused to back down and accept English authority over people and their land."--Amazon.

"Ellison "Tarzan" Brown was one of America's premier marathon runners during the 1930s and 1940s. This volume tells the story of his life from the beginning of his career in the early 1930s through his untimely death in 1975. The reminiscences of his friends, family and his rivals paint a picture of the man and his career"--Provided by publisher.

In 1681 in Boston, fourteen-year-old William, a Narraganset Indian captured in a raid six years earlier, leads a productive andcontented life as a printer's apprentice but is increasingly anxious to make some connection with his Indian past.