Memory Lands: King Philip’s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast by Christine M. DeLucia
Tuesday, June 18, 2019—Noon to 1:00pm
State Library of Massachusetts—Room 341, Massachusetts State House
Memory Lands reexamines the violent 17th-century conflict between Native Americans and European settlers known as King Philip’s War. This book brings to light the alternate histories of this Indigenous resistance movement, providing an alternative to the conventional “Pilgrim-centric” narratives of colonial New England. Drawing upon oral traditions, environmental studies, archaeology, and other resources, Memory Lands presents a series of case studies from such places as Deer Island in Boston Harbor and Great Swamp near Narragansett Bay, showing how the effects of this war have persisted throughout the centuries.
Author Christine M. DeLucia was a member of the History faculty at Mount Holyoke College for seven years and recently held a research fellowship at Chicago’s Newberry Library. This year she will be joining the History faculty at Williams College as an Assistant Professor. A graduate of Harvard, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and Yale, Dr. DeLucia specializes in the Native American/Indigenous and colonial histories of the Northeast. At the conclusion of her talk, Dr. DeLucia will sell and sign copies of Memory Lands ($20, cash or check). For more information about the State Library and our Author Talk series, please visit our website at www.mass.gov/lib
Laura Schaub
Cataloging Librarian
