Faith and boundaries : colonists, Christianity, and community among the Wampanoag Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1600-1871 / David J. Silverman.

"It was indeed possible for Indians and Europeans to live together peacefully in early America and for Indians to survive as distinct communities. Faith and Boundaries uses the story of Martha's Vineyard Wampanoags to examine how. On an island marked by centralized English authority, missi...

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Main Author: Silverman, David J., 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Series:Cambridge studies in North American Indian history.
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