A Relation of the Troubles Which Have Happened in New-England

Increase Mather's 1677 colonial chronicle of conflicts between New England settlers and Native peoples from 1614 to 1675, paired with his historical discourse on the prevalency of prayer. Mather reads the events providentially, as a tapestry of divine warnings, mercies, and answers to prayer woven through Indian wars, royal politics, and frontier hardship. A primary source for early American religious historiography, blending narrative chronicle with Puritan theological reflection on God's hand in national affairs.