Episode 5 of King Philip’s War is finally up. You can access it here or on most podcasting platforms, including Spotify.
Sheesh. Hate to get delayed like that, but I couldn’t record for several days because my voice sounded like a croaking seal. I’m mostly back in fettle.
This episode touches on a couple of the major actions in King Philip’s war, that unfolded in the spring of 1676 — the Sudbury Fight and the Battle/Massacre at Turner’s Falls. Captain Paul McNamee of the New England Ranging Company recce’d the site of Turner’s Falls and shared his scouting report — engaged as he was in imagining back to the landscape of 347 years ago. I stole the title of this post from him, BTW.
Paul’s photo album can be accessed here.
The actions of Spring 1676 marked a turning point in the war. The native insurgents more than held their own on the battlefield, but they paid a price that they couldn’t afford for victories, and the attack at Turner’s Falls was a severe blow. The insurgency simply could not sustain itself without outside sources of food, firearms and ammunition. By the beginning of summer, the end game was underway, with the forces of Puritan New England hunting down bitter-enders.
Matthew says
Good podcast! Look forward for the Benjamin Church episode.
JimC says
Thx Matthew.
Rick Schwertfeger says
Thanks, Paul. These photos really add to the story. And they giggle my memory a bit, too, about what late winter in southern New England looks like. I appreciate them.
Paul McNamee says
The change of attitude in historical markers is not unlike comparing Leech with Philbrick. (Though, in this case, even Leech knew he score.)
In 1905, Turner was a “patriot.” I don’t know the year on the other sign. I assume it came later and it makes no qualm about referring to the action as a massacre.
Paul McNamee says
And if you go to the album, there are a few photos of Bloody Brook, in Deerfield, which was an earlier battle covered in a previous episode.
Eric Cashion says
I found your podcast by way of History on Fire on Spotify. Absolutely my favorite podcast of all time. I’m an Environmental/Criminal Investigator in the Texas hill country and spend 90% of my time driving the backroads of several counties and find myself listening to you the entire time. I’ve spent quite a bit of time running down the old sights of Texas Ranger encampments, gunfights and Native American locations as a lifelong frontier history buff. Thanks for keeping me company on my travels and criminal cases.
E.C.
Eric Cashion says
For clarification…Frontier Partisan is my favorite podcast. Lol.
Be well.
JimC says
Eric, you made my day. Thank you.
Stanley says
Thanks for the notice. I’ve been waiting for this episode.