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- Title
People of the Dawn, People of the Door: Indian Pirates and the Violent Theft of an Atlantic World.
- Authors
Bahar, Matthew R.
- Abstract
The article discusses Wabanaki Indian pirates and their nautical assaults on British ships in New England in a quest for sea power in the New England Atlantic Ocean region during the 17th and 18th centuries. It examines efforts by then-royal governor of Massachusetts Thomas Pownall to cut off Wabanaki access to the Penobscot River, maritime theft as a way to promote the autonomy and cultural stability of Wabanaki Indians, also known as People of the Dawn, and the history of Wabanaki maritime power. The article discusses the maritime activities of sagamore Mogg Heigon.
- Subjects
PENOBSCOT River (Me.); NEW England; AMERICA; ABENAKI (North American people); PIRATES -- History; MARITIME history; NATIVE Americans; BRITISH colonies; HEIGON, Mogg; POWNALL, Thomas; NATIVE American history; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of American History, 2014, Vol 101, Issue 2, p401
- ISSN
0021-8723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jahist/jau354