. New England; a human interest geographical reader. t of the exhaustedtroops was Httle better than that of the foe. Only thetimely arrival on the very night after the battle of asloop loaded with food supplies from Boston savedthe little army from terrible suffering. King Philip and His Allies 225 The war continued the next year, and the Englishlost heavily in lives and property. But the Indiansloss was far greater, and one by one the confederatetribes abandoned PhiUp to his fate. When at last hiswife and only son were taken prisoners, he exclaimed : My heartbreaks! NowI am ready todie! The s
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. t of the exhaustedtroops was Httle better than that of the foe. Only thetimely arrival on the very night after the battle of asloop loaded with food supplies from Boston savedthe little army from terrible suffering. King Philip and His Allies 225 The war continued the next year, and the Englishlost heavily in lives and property. But the Indiansloss was far greater, and one by one the confederatetribes abandoned PhiUp to his fate. When at last hiswife and only son were taken prisoners, he exclaimed : My heartbreaks! NowI am ready todie! The son wasa child of Puritans,who owed somuch to hisgrandfather,sold him as aslave in Ber-muda. Summer came, and Philip with a few followerswandered back to Mount Hope and encamped near iton a knoll in a swamp. There the forces lightingPhilip surprised and killed him. The spot where he met his death has been markedwith a stone. If you visit it you will find it swamp still,and probably its appearance has changed httle withthe passing On the seaward slope of Mount Hope,the home of King PhiUp
Size: 1908px × 1310px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorjohnsonclifton1865194, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910
