Author:
Zelner, Kyle F.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2009.
Descriptionxv, 325 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:1. "For the best ordering of the militia": English military precedent and the early Massachusetts Bay Militia -- 2. The Massachusetts Bay Militia and the practice of impressment during King Philip's War -- 3. Many men, many choices: Impressment in Essex County's thriving towns -- 4. Few men, few options: Impressment in Essex County's small towns -- 5. The pressed men of Essex County: The social identity of the soldiers of King Philip's War -- 6. The effects of impressment: War and peace in Essex County -- Afterword: The military of Massachusetts Bay transformed -- Appendix 1. The soldiers of Essex County in King Philip's War, 1675-1676 -- Appendix 2. Rowley's 1662 Tax List: Ranked by family with soldiers' families highlighted -- Appendix 3. Topsfield's 1668 Tax List: Ranked by family with soldiers' families highlighted -- Appendix 4. An examination of the age of Essex County soldiers and officers in King Philip's War, 1675-1676.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-311) and index.
