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Article: White Devil: An Epic Story of Revenge from the Savage War that Inspired The Last of the Mohicans.(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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White Devil: An Epic Story of Revenge from the Savage War that Inspired The Last of the Mohicans. Stephen Brumwell. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. [pounds sterling]20.00. 335 pages. ISBN 0-297-84677-9. As the author writes, 'violence was the mainspring of North America's colonial frontier'. This book is concerned with one specific episode, the 1759 raid on the Abenaki village of St Francis in Britain's war with France. The raid was led by Robert Rogers who later remained loyal to his King during the American rebellion. His adventures, including the 1759 raid, were largely forgotten until revived by ...
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