Friends and enemies in Penn's Woods
2004·336 pages
Explores the deteriorating relations between Native Americans and colonists in early Pennsylvania, from peace to violence.
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Explores the deteriorating relations between Native Americans and colonists in early Pennsylvania, from peace to violence.
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Two powerfully contradictory images dominate historical memory when we think of Native Americans and colonists in early Pennsylvania. To one side is William Penn's legendary treaty with the Lenape at Shackamaxon in 1682, enshrined in Edward Hicks's allegories of the 'Peaceable Kingdom.' To the other is the Paxton Boys' cold-blooded slaughter of twenty Conestoga men, women, and children in 1763. How relations between Pennsylvanians and their Native neighbors deteriorated, in only 80 years, from t...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Frequent references to violence, including the graphic massacre of Conestoga people.
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of religious context in colonial history.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Strong focus on racial and cultural ideologies in colonial history.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence of self-harm or suicide themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of systemic suffering and violence against Native Americans.
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