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Uncas - First of the Mohegans
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In 17th-century Connecticut, Uncas flourished as an important leader of the Mohegan people. His methodical and sustained strategies for adapting to, and negotiating with, European settlement made him colonial New England's most influential Native American leader. Uncas ultimately transformed his small, Thames River community into a regional southern New England power. Unique among colonial era Indian leaders, Uncas maintained his power, lived a long life, and died peacefully in his traditional homeland. 268 pages.
