# The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish

By James Fenimore Cooper.

"The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish" by James Fenimore Cooper is a historical novel published in 1829. Set during the brutal King Philip's War, it follows Captain Mark Heathcote, a Puritan militiaman who carves out a settlement in the Connecticut wilderness. His family faces constant conflict with Native Americans, including a captured Narragansett youth named Conanchet. Years later, a shocking family reunion reveals the devastating human cost of frontier violence and cultural collision in colonial America. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Historical fiction; War stories; King Philip's War, 1675-1676 -- Fiction

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