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Jill Lepore

associate professor, history, Boston University

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Jill Lepore is an associate professor of History at Boston University, where she also serves as director of Undergraduate Studies for American and New England Studies. [more]

Three writers share the stories behind their riveting historical novels set in and around Boston. Kathleen Kent's debut novel, The Heretic's Daughter, is based on the life of her ancestor who was hanged as a witch in Salem in 1692.

King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity

Jill Lepore

April 8, 1998

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Jill Lepore, historian and author of The Name of War: King Philip's War And The Origins Of American Identity tells the story of the excruciating racial war, colonists against Indians, tha

The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity

Author: Jill Lepore

Publisher: Vintage (1999)

Binding: Paperback, 368 pages

A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States

Author: Jill Lepore

Publisher: Vintage (2003)

Binding: Paperback, 256 pages

Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents (Pages from History)

Author: Jill Lepore

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2002)

Binding: Paperback, 176 pages

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