At dawn on September 22, 1711, more than five hundred Tuscarora, Core, Neuse, Pamlico, Weetock, Machapunga, and Bear River Indian warriors swept down on the unsuspecting European settlers living along the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers of North Carolina. In the following days, they destroyed hundreds of farms, killed at least 140 men, women, and children, and took many captives. So began the Tuscarora War, North Carolina's bloodiest colonial war and one of its most brutal. In his gripping account, David La Vere examines the war ...
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At dawn on September 22, 1711, more than five hundred Tuscarora, Core, Neuse, Pamlico, Weetock, Machapunga, and Bear River Indian warriors swept down on the unsuspecting European settlers living along the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers of North Carolina. In the following days, they destroyed hundreds of farms, killed at least 140 men, women, and children, and took many captives. So began the Tuscarora War, North Carolina's bloodiest colonial war and one of its most brutal. In his gripping account, David La Vere examines the war through the lens of key players in the conflict, reveals the events that led to it, and traces its far-reaching consequences.
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