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Metacom and Alderman Speak From Mount Hope Fog
A Mount Hope scene set in Bristol Rhode Island on August 12 1958 frames a dramatic confrontation between Metacom and Alderman the two spirit voices recount the 1678 ambush that killed King Philip. The poem reflects centuries of war memory and the price paid by the Wampanoag and colonists.
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David H. McKenzie
Brown University
Bristol
Rhode Island
Mount Hope
Metacom
Massasoit
Benjamin
Caleb Cook
Phillip
Alderman
Cook
Bristol Neck
Plymouth
Brother Spirit
Colonel Church
Plymouthtown
Judas