Stanford CIS

Pilgrim's Progress

By Colin Rule on

From Russell Shorto's review of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nathaniel Patrick:

'"When violence and fear grip a society, there is an almost overwhelming temptation to demonize the enemy," {Philbrick} writes, referring to both the English and the Indians during King Philip's War.  But some on both sides refused to succumb: "They were the ones whose rambunctious and intrinsically rebellious faith in humanity finally brought the war to an end, and they are the heroes of this story."'

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