Throughout American history white settlers and Native Americans were in conflict with one another. Howard Zinn's text, A People's History of the United States and Mary Rowlandson's Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson both provide useful insight into the relationships between white men and Native Americans. Zinn's text is useful in gaining historical perspective without a bias towards the white race. Zinn tells the story behind the story---that is, he is unafraid to reveal the ugly side of history. In this aspect, his text plays a major role in helping us to understand Rowlandson's Narrative and to examine it with more clarity. In examining her Narrative, the reader finds that one of the most interes
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