Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on the Text ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 Models of Authority 8
6. Chapter 2 Massachusetts Under Fire 37
7. Chapter 3 Years of Uncertainty 70
8. Chapter 4 Allies Fall Away 101
9. Chapter 5 The ‘‘Narragansett War’’ 119
10. Chapter 6 A Perilous Middle Ground 135
11. Chapter 7 Massachusetts’s Authority Undermined 160
12. Chapter 8 A Crisis of Spirit 179
13. Chapter 9 Massachusetts Fights Alone 207
14. Chapter 10 Surrendering Authority 238
15. Epilogue 268
16. Appendix: League of Peace Between Massasoit and Plymouth, March 21, 1621 273
17. Abbreviations 275
18. Notes 277
19. Bibliography 333
20. Index 347
21. Acknowledgments 359