Posts tagged ‘King Philip’s War’

Feb 17

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Jill Lepore: The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity

The bookseller recommended Brogan’s Penguin History of the United States of America. I bought it. An early clue that this might not have been a good decision came when I noticed ...

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Apr 27

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More by Jill Lepore

I thought it might be worth looking up Jill Lepore, the Harvard professor who wrote the NYT op-ed piece I linked to here yesterday; and lo, I now have several more items on my reading list. Read more

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