Bourne, Russell.

Gods of war, gods of peace : how the meeting of native and colonial religions shaped early America / Russell Bourne. - 1st ed. - New York : Harcourt, c2002. - xv, 425 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

American Window Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-398) and index.

1. The devilish interaction of two religions -- 2. A Wampanoag "saint" and a Narragannsett prince -- 3. Two men of opposed Gods on the northern frontier -- 4. The New England apostle's native churches -- 5. The early eighteenth century's flowering of hope -- 6. In the twilight of an empire, a mission-minded schoolmaster and a prophet for Pontiac -- 7. Prophets of two separate revolutions -- 8. The imminent apocalypse and the ultimate removal.

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United States--Religion--To 1800.

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