Gaseous literatwaddle. Serious historians can tell you all about King Phillip's War. There's no need to try and parse Cotton Mather for insights about the mode

Gaseous literatwaddle. Serious historians can tell you all about King Phillip's War. There's no need to try and parse Cotton Mather for insights about the modern US; that makes as much sense as reading Seneca to find out who Matteo Renzi will appoint to which position next. It might be helpful to the reader had Simon noted that Philip had a brother, Wamsutta...who was given the name Alexander by the English. For all that hot air, Simon doesn't mention what parallel one might draw from the death of King Phillip, who was shot by another Wampanoag in the pay of Ben Church.