Ben Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of...
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Mary Ingles was twenty-three, married, and pregnant, when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement, killed the men and women, then took her captive. For months, she lived with them, unbroken, until she escaped, and followed a thousand mile trail to freedom--an extraordinary story of a pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her people.
sunflower, June 3, 2009 (view all comments by sunflower)
This is an amazing story which changed the way I look at the possibilities of a woman's strength when it comes to surviving for the love of family. It is an incredible journey through a time in American History rarely told from a woman's point of view. The characters combined with adventure make it difficult to put down. Wonderful story which should be required reading for every American woman.
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