Fathers and Sons in Native American New England: Massasoit, Passaconawy, Their Sons, the End of Two Great Algonuian Nations

On June 20th, 1675, shots rang out in Swansea, Massachusetts, starting King Philips' War, the bloodiest per capita in American History.This book will tell high school age and adult readers about Massasoit, the great Wampanoag chief whose image adorns the state flag, How loss of land, forced Christianity , and the suspected murder of his brother led his son King Philip on the path to war. How Further north, Penacook Bashaba, Passaconawy and his son Wannalacit, chief the Lowell area Wamesits, committed to peace and Christianity, and telling how neither peace nor war prevented the piece by piece loss of their homeland. How Indian grievances echo today. World War II Veteran and founder of the United American Indians of New England, Frank Wamsutta James declaring the fourth Thursday of November to be a National Day of Mourning observed every Thanksgiving under the shadow of Massasoit's Plymouth statue while other families are sitting down to their turkey dinner.