Kyle F Zelner

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A Rabble in Arms: Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen During King Philipas WarPaperback, 1 November 2010

A Rabble in Arms: Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen During King Philipas War
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Part of Series
Warfare and Culture
Print Length
340 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
1 Nov 2010
ISBN-10
0814797342
ISBN-13
9780814797341

Description

While it lasted only sixteen months, King Philip's War (1675-1676) was arguably one of the most significant of the colonial wars that wracked early America. As the first major military crisis to directly strike one of the Empire's most important possessions: the Massachusetts Bay Colony, King Philip's War marked the first time that Massachusetts had to mobilize mass numbers of ordinary, local men to fight. In this exhaustive social history and community study of Essex County, Massachusetts's militia, Kyle F. Zelner boldly challenges traditional interpretations of who was called to serve during this period.
Drawing on muster and pay lists as well as countless historical records, Zelner demonstrates that Essex County's more upstanding citizens were often spared from impressments, while the "rabble" -- criminals, drunkards, the poor-- were forced to join active fighting units, with town militia committees selecting soldiers who would be least missed should they die in action. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, A Rabble in Arms shows that, despite heroic illusions of a universal military obligation, town fathers, to damaging effects, often placed local and personal interests above colonial military concerns.

Product Details

Author:
Kyle F Zelner
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 November 2010
Dimensions:
23.16 x 15.29 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
0814797342
ISBN-13:
9780814797341
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
340
Weight:
467.2 gm

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