Sovereignty and Goodness of God: with Related Documents
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.
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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.
Foreword Preface List of Illustrations PART I. INTRODUCTION: MARY ROWLANDSON AND HER REMOVES The Setting: Metacom's War (1675-1676) Mary Rowlandson and Her Narrative The Great Migration The Anglo-Indian Frontier A World Upended Reordering and RememberingPART II. THE DOCUMENT The Preface to the Reader A Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson PART III. RELATED DOCUMENTS Metacom on the Causes of Anglo-Indian War 1. John Easton, Excerpt from "A Relacion om the Indyan Warre," 1675The Perils of War 2. The Examination and Relation of James Quannapaquait, January 24, 1675 3. Town of Lancaster, Petition to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts, March 11, 1675 4. Job Kattananit, Petition to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts, February 14, 1675 5. Indians' Letter to English Troops at Medfield, 1675The Redemption of Mary Rowlandson 6. John Leverett, Letter to "Indian Sagamores," March 31, 1676 7. Sam et al., Letter to John Leverett, April 12, 1676 8. James Printer et al., Letter to John Leverett et al., ca. April 1676 9. Letter from Massachusetts Governor's Council to "Indian Sachems," April 28, 1676Postwar Justice 10. Andrew Pittimee et al. Petition to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts, June 1676 11. Massachusetts Council to James Quanapohit et al., 1676 12. Mattamuck et al., Letter to John Leverett et al., July 6, 1676 13. A Memorandum of Indian Children Put Forth into Service to the English, August 10, 1676 14. John Hull, Excerpt from John Hull's Journal, August 24, 1676 15. Daniel Gookin, An Account of the Disposall of the Indians, Our Friends, November 10, 1676Joseph Rowlandson's Final Sermon 16. Joseph Rowlandson, "The Possibility of God's Forsaking a people, That have been visibly near & dear to him," November 21, 1678The Captivity of Hannah Dustin 17. Cotton Mather, Excerpt from Decennium Luctousum, 1699APPENDICES A Rowlandson Chronology Questions for Consideration Selected BibliographyIndex
\ From the Publisher"This edition of The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, with documents provided and the editor’s very fine introduction, will at long last give scholars and teachers a version of the text equal to its historical and literary importance."\ — Barry O’Connell, Amherst College\ \ \
