Brumwell, Stephen. White devil; a true story of war, savagery, and vengeance in Colonial America.BRUMWELL, Stephen. White devil White devil can refer to:
The war referred to here is the French and Indian War French and Indian War North American phase of a war between France and Britain to control colonial territory (1754–63). The war's more complex European phase was the Seven Years' War. , and the White Devil is none other than Major Robert Rogers, leader of the legendary Rogers' Rangers. Although he is traditionally accepted without question as one of the genuine heroes of Colonial history, Rogers's Abenaki and French foes quite naturally regarded him and his backwoods commandos in quite a different light. Although this book certainly doesn't lionize li·on·ize tr.v. li·on·ized, li·on·iz·ing, li·on·iz·es To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity. li Rogers and his actions, it is much more balanced than its title might suggest. The isolated French and British settlements and forts were terribly vulnerable to surprise attack, and everyone dreaded the "savage" Indians used by both sides. Ambush and raid, pursuit and terror, were common enough and there was plenty of brutality to share all around. The book provides an impressive insight into an important historical period usually given short shrift in the classroom. Like any good popular history, it puts the reader squarely in the action, planning thrust and defense amid tangled woodlands and swamps, with families to protect and a wily foe to outwit out·wit tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits 1. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart. 2. Archaic To surpass in intelligence. . The scenes are straight out of James Fenimore Cooper, who first described them in The Last of the Mohicans. This is an exciting read, a fine account of just how difficult it was to trek across--never mind fight in--the primeval wilderness of upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. in the 1700s. Better yet, the reader learns just how difficult it is to judge which side is "right" and which is "wrong" in a war long past. Raymond Puffer puffer, common name for some tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. The puffers and their allies, the boxfish, the porcupinefish, and the ocean sunfish or headfish, form an odd group (order Tetraodontiformes). , Ph.D., Historian, Edwards AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Lancaster, CA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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