{"title":"Richard W. Pointer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard W. Pointer’s works delve deeply into moments of historical and military significance, offering readers a thoughtful exploration of complex themes and figures. His writing balances rigorous research with a clear narrative style, making intricate history accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles such as \u003cem\u003ePacifist Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e, Pointer examines the nuanced motivations and consequences within military and peace movements, inviting reflection on the human stories behind historical events. His books appeal to those interested in history’s profound impact on society and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pacifist-prophet-by-richard-w-pointer-9781496222862","title":"Pacifist Prophet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacifist Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the untold history of peaceable Native Americans in the eighteenth century, as explored through the world of Papunhank (ca. 1705-75), a Munsee and Moravian prophet, preacher, reformer, and diplomat. Papunhank's life was dominated by a search for a peaceful homeland in Pennsylvania and the Ohio country amid the upheavals of the era between the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis efforts paralleled other Indian quests for autonomy but with a crucial twist: he was a pacifist committed to using only nonviolent means. Such an approach countered the messages of other Native prophets and ran against the tide in an early American world increasingly wrecked with violence, racial hatred, and political turmoil. Nevertheless, Papunhank was not alone. He followed and contributed to a longer and wider indigenous peace tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichard W. Pointer shows how Papunhank pushed beyond the pragmatic pacifism of other Indians and developed from indigenous and Christian influences a principled pacifism that became the driving force of his life and leadership. Hundreds of Native people embraced his call to be \"a great Lover of Peace\" in their quests for home. Against formidable odds, Papunhank's prophetic message spoke boldly to Euro-American and Native centres of power and kept many Indians alive during a time when their very survival was constantly threatened. Papunhank's story sheds critical new light on the responses of some Munsees, Delawares, Mahicans, Nanticokes, and Conoys for whom the \"way of war\" was no way at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934176854252,"sku":"9781496222862","price":82.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781496222862-pacifist-prophet.jpg?v=1783901723"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/richard-w-pointer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}