Astounding eyewitness accounts of Indian captivity by people who lived to tell the tale. Fifteen true adventures recount suffering and torture, bloody massacres, relentless pursuits, miraculous escapes, and adoption into Indian tribes. Fascinating historical record and revealing picture of Indian culture and frontier life. Introduction. Notes.
The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives by Horace Kephart, Mary Rowlandson Rowlandson's famous account of her captivity by the Narragansett Indians in 1676 is accompanied by 3 other narratives of captivity among the Delawares, the Iroquois, and the Indians of the Allegheny.
