Puritans among the Indians Accounts of Captivity and Redemption, 1676-1724 |
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| Editor:
| Vaughan, Alden T.
Clark, Edward W. |
| Series title: | The John Harvard Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04460-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $32.50USD $38.00USD $67.00 |
Book Description:
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These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians have gripped the imaginations of American writers through our history. The book presents the best of the New England narratives, delineating the social and ideological struggle between captors and settlers, and constituting a dramatic rendition of a spiritual struggle for redemption.
These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians have gripped the imaginations of American writers through our history. The book presents the best of the New England narratives, delineating the social and ideological struggle between captors and settlers, and constituting a dramatic rendition of a spiritual struggle for redemption.