{"product_id":"white-devil-a-true-story-of-war-savagery-and-vengeance-in-colonial-america-9780306814730","title":"White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery.\"--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England--both in alliance with Native American tribes--fought each other in a series of bloody battles and terrifying raids. No confrontation was more brutal and notorious than the massacre of the British garrison of Fort William Henry--an incident memorably depicted in James Fenimore Cooper's \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e. That atrocity stoked calls for revenge, and the tough young Major Robert Rogers and his \"Rangers\" were ordered north into enemy territory to exact it.\u003cbr\u003eOn the morning of October 4, 1759, Rogers and his men surprised the Abenaki Indian village of St. Francis, slaughtering its sleeping inhabitants without mercy. A nightmarish retreat followed. When, after terrible hardships, the raiders finally returned to safety, they were hailed as heroes by the colonists, and their leader was immortalized as \"the brave Major Rogers.\" But the Abenakis remembered Rogers differently: To them he was Wobomagonda--\"White Devil.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306814730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen Brumwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635534753948,"sku":"9780306814730","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6dc47190-63b2-48ea-a5cf-3ec446c13ca8.jpg?v=1603839827","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/white-devil-a-true-story-of-war-savagery-and-vengeance-in-colonial-america-9780306814730","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}