The sovereignty and goodness of God

By Mary White Rowlandson

Subjects: Massachusetts, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Biography, King philip's war, 1675-1676, Colonial period, Indians of North America, Indians of north america, biography, King Philip's War, 1675-1676, History, Indian captivities

Description: Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, first published in 1682, is an English Puritan woman's account of her captivity among Native Americans during Metacom's War (1675-76) in southeastern New England. In this volume, 17 related documents support Rowlandson's text, which is reprinted from the earliest surviving edition of the narrative. - Publisher.