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Captured by the Indians: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870
by Frederick Drimmer  Publisher Comments Astounding eyewitness accounts of Indian captivity by people who lived to tell the tale. 15 true adventures recount suffering and torture, bloody massacres, relentless pursuits, miraculous escapes, and adoption into Indian tribes. Fascinating historical...
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A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885
by Gregory Michno Publisher Comments Life was uncertain in the 19th century on America's western frontier. Settlers in this vast region faced many hardships. One of the greatest dangers, especially for women and children, was the threat of capture by Indians. Natives took thousands of...
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Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians
by Herman Lehmann Publisher Comments It is the tale of Herman Lehmann, a captive of the Apaches on the Southern Plains of Texas and New Mexico during the 1870s....
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The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
by Scott Zesch Publisher Comments On New Year's Day in 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after...
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North Country Captives
by Colin Calloway Publisher Comments Eight narratives challenge old stereotypes and provide a clearer understanding of the nature of captive taking. These stories portray captors as individuals with a unique culture, offering glimpses of daily life in frontier communities....
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Narrative of the Capture and Rescue of Mary Rowlan
by Mary Rowlandson Publisher Comments In February 1676, during King Philip's War, the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by a party of Nipmuck Indians and completely destroyed. As relief from Concord approached, the attackers withdrew, taking with them 24 captives...
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Girl Captives of the Cheyennes: A True Story of the Capture and Rescue of Four Pioneer Girls, 1874 (Frontier Classics)
by Grace E Meredith Publisher Comments Based on the personal reflections of the principals, this newest entry in the Frontier Classics series relates the incredible story of four sisters who became the best-known female captives taken in any of the Indian Wars. In 1874, a Cheyenne war party...
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The Captivity of the Oatman Girls Among the Apache and Mohave Indians (Dover Books on the American Indians)
by Lorenzo D Oatman Publisher Comments Riveting true-life story of two sisters taken by Indians, their life in captivity, and their brother's search for them....
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The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival
by Brian Mcginty Publisher Comments A riveting account of a legendary tragedy. The Oatman Massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest....
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Captivity of the Oatman Girls
by R B Stratton Publisher Comments In the spring of 1851, nine members of the Oatman family set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail. Seventy miles from the California border they were attacked by Indians, who massacred the entire family, except a boy, Lorenzo (mistakenly left for...
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Narrative of My Captivity Among the Siou
by Fanny Kelly
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Narrative of the Adventures & Sufferings
by John Jewitt
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Narrative of the Captivity & Removes Of
by Mary Rowlandson
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