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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Enlevée par les indiens à 12 ans-- Enlevée par les indiens à 12 ans-- Mary Jemison Autobiographie - Indien (peuple) - enlèvement - vie quotidienne. OL15089963W
A country of strangers A country of strangers Conrad Richter A chronicle of a white girl captive of the Indians returned against her will to her white home. Her reception here, her and her son's rejection by her Caucasian father and her sister, and the conflic… OL15835542W
She walks these hills She walks these hills Sharyn McCrumb Historian Jeremy Cobb is backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, attempting to retrace the tragic journey of 18-year-old Katie Wyler, who was captured by the Shawnee after the massacre of her pioneer f… OL15861964W
The Son The Son Philipp Meyer Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his homestead and take him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, carving a place as the chief's … OL18020409W
A woman of the people A woman of the people Benjamin Capps A dramatic fictional retelling of a young white girl who is taken by Comanches, grows up within their society, marries and eventually considers herself one of the tribe. She will need to learn to liv… OL1990056W
Indian captivities, or, Life in the wigwam Indian captivities, or, Life in the wigwam Samuel G. Drake Published originally in 1839, the volume consists of reprints of the original narratives, without any abridgement and with only minor edits. Contains the accounts of 30 captives; the first in Florida… OL2369039W
ABENAKI CAPTIVE ABENAKI CAPTIVE Muriel L. Dubois In 1752, nineteen-year-old Abenaki warrior Ogistin witnesses the capture of John Stark, an English trapper; and as he is carried away into captivity in Canada, a bond of hate and respect develops bet… OL24246616W
The northern Navajo frontier, 1860-1900 The northern Navajo frontier, 1860-1900 Robert S. McPherson "Focusing on an important part of the Navajo borderlands - the northern frontier - this book shows how Navajos were able to defend and expand their territory, reservation, and population during a per… OL2992454W
Three years among the Comanches Three years among the Comanches Nelson Lee Three Years Among the Comanches is Nelson Lee's detailed account of his life as a Texas Ranger, his capture by the Comanches, and his grueling escape through the mountains back to a white settlement.… OL4185518W
Maggie among the Seneca Maggie among the Seneca Robin Moore Maggie Callahan journeys across the rugged Pennsylvania frontier to find her kin but, just before she reaches her destination, she is taken captive by a band of Seneca warriors and forced to travel w… OL476974W
Calico Captive Calico Captive Elizabeth George Speare,W. T. Mars In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself in… OL4783029W
Maggie Flying Bird Maggie Flying Bird Marion Lawson Having lived in both Indian villages and white settlements, a half breed woman in nineteenth-century Wisconsin is torn between two cultures. OL7004042W
Where the wind blew free Where the wind blew free Gene Jones Accounts of young Indians and whites who were unwillingly subjected to life in an alien culture during the years of American settlement of the West. Includes the stories of an Osage boy stolen and so… OL7243929W