First published in 1624; Edward Winslow's Good News from New England chronicles the early experience of the Plimoth colonists; or Pilgrims; in the New World. For several years Winslow acted as the Pilgrims' primary negotiator with New England Algonquians; including the Wampanoag; Massachusett; and Narragansett Indians. During this period he was credited with having cured the Wampanoag sachem Massasoit; one of the colonists' most valuable allies; of an apparently life-threatening illness; and he also served as the Pilgrims' chief agent in England.It was in the context of all of these roles that Winslow wrote Good News in an attempt to convince supporters in England that the colonists had established friendly relations with Native groups and; as a result; gained access to trade goods. Although clearly a work of diplomacy; masking as it did incidents of brutal violence against Indians as well as evidence of mutual mistrust; the work nevertheless offers; according to Kelly Wisecup; a more complicated and nuanced representation of the Pilgrims' first years in New England and of their relationship with Native Americans than other primary documents of the period. In this scholarly edition; Wisecup supplements Good News with an introduction; additional primary texts; and annotations to bring to light multiple perspectives; including those of the first European travelers to the area; Native captives who traveled to London and shaped Algonquian responses to colonists; the survivors of epidemics that struck New England between 1616 and 1619; and the witnesses of the colonists' attack on the Massachusetts.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful. The best book about the Nuremberg trialBy aar4I am a former war crimes prosecutor who has taught a course on war crimes; genocide and justice at the university and law school level for 20 years. Taylor's book is; hands down; the best book ever written about the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. I am very glad to see it back in print after nearly 20 years. It is an authoritative; readable and comprehensive account of the IMT by Taylor; the deputy chief prosecutor and one of the most thoughtful commentators of the 20th century on matters of war; crime and justice.Note; however; that this book deals only with the IMT; not the 12 subsequent cases (doctors; financiers;etc.) that the Americans tried at Nuremberg after the IMT concluded. Too bad; because Taylor was chief of counsel for those trials. He intended to write a second volume about them (at age 85; no less) but never did so.If you know a lot about the IMT; this will give you new insights. If you will only read one book about the IMT; this is the one.14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. You don't know the Nuremberg Trials until you read this book.By E2RoseMr. Taylor; one of several very bright individuals (attorney) who assisted at the first trial for the highest ranking Nazis who could be found and later as lead prosecutor during trials that followed; produced a flowing; broad account of the scramble to bring this event to the world and to terminate a dreadful and despised organization. Herein is a wealth of facts; observations and asides about the trial and the participants including the effort leading up to the trail to organize and produce the historical event. The awaited overview of the interrogation and rebuttal of each defendant comes later in the book. With so many players and five primary countries the narrative becomes a bit entangled and confusing in spots but nothing that slows the pace. To that point creating a list of the individuals as they appear would help to keep the record straight as the story advances. An unprecedented event such as this was not without regular pitfalls for the Allies; the Americans to a greater degree; which Mr.Taylor openly recalls. This is very much the story and not a technical rendition of the trial so proceedings; the exchanges between attorneys and judges; are easily understood. For those of casual interest the more than 700 pages will likely be excessive but if you are are looking for one entertaining; end to end treatment of this event; from the humanistic to the legal and political; you may not do better than this book. The one regret is that Mr. Taylor did not produce a similar account for later trials.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. interesting and good reading. I wouldn't pick it up just for ...By Gene HorwitzIf you've ever wanted to know the ins and outs; and the evidence; findings; and various characters involved in the Nuremberg trials; this is certainly a book that you will find informative; interesting and good reading. I wouldn't pick it up just for its fun and entertaining reading. I'm almost done reading the book; and I'm glad to have read it. The book thoroughly discusses the administration of the trials; problems and debates; defendants; prosecutors; judges; allegations; evidence; and everything I wanted to know. And; it was good reading too--written first hand by a chief prosecutor. If this topic is an area of interest for you; this is an exceptional read.
