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Women's Indian captivity narratives

The narrative of capture by Native Americans is arguably the first American literary form dominated by the experience of women. For this collection, Kathryn Derounian-Stodola has selected ten narratives that span 200 years (1682-1892) and show geographical as well as literary diversity.
Print Book, English, 1998
Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1998
Criticism, interpretation, etc
XXXVIII, 356 Seiten
9780140436716, 0140436715
245674813
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTION BY KATHRYN ZABELLE DEROUNIAN-STODOLASUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READINGA NOTE ON THE TEXTSMary Rowlandson:A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682)Hannah Dustan:A Notable Exploit; wherein, Dux Faemina Facti, from Magnalia Christi Americana by Cotton Mather (1702)Elizabeth Hanson:God's Mercy Surmounting Man's Cruelty, Exemplified in the Captivity and Redemption of Elizabeth Hanson (1728)"Panther Captivity":A Surprising Account of the Discovery of a Lady Who Was Taken by the Indians by Abraham Panther (1787)Jemima Howe:A Genuine and Correct Account of the Captivity, Sufferings and Deliverance of Mrs. Jemima Howe by Bunker Gay (1792)Mary Kinnan:A True Narrative of the Sufferings of Mary Kinnan by Shepard Kollock (1795)Mary Jemison:A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by James E. Seaver (1824)Mary Godfrey:An Authentic Narrative of the Seminole War, and of the Miraculous Escape of Mrs. Mary Godfrey, and Her Four Female Children (1836)Sarah F. Wakefield:Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity (1864)Emeline L. Fuller:Left by the Indians. Story of My Life (1892)EXPLANATORY NOTES
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