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Women's Indian captivity narratives

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Enthralling generations of readers, the narrative of capture by Native Americans is arguably the first American literary form dominated by women's experiences. Many such captivity narratives were fact-based but often transformed by authors or editors into spellbinding adventure stories, sentimental tales, spiritual autobiographies, or anti-Indian propaganda.

For this pioneering collection, Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola has selected ten complete narratives that span two hundred years (1682-1892) and show literary as well as geographical diversity. From Mary Rowlandson's famous account and Hannah Dustan's infamous escape (after she scalped her captors), to Sarah Wakefield's passionate critique of white society and Mary Jemison's permanent transculturation to Indian life, a variety of experiences is represented here.

Derounian-Stodola's fascinating introduction to the history and influence of the genre shows it to be a foundation text of American culture with enduring popular appeal.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
356

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Women's Indian captivity narratives
1998, Penguin Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York
Series
Penguin classics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.48/969
Library of Congress
E85 .W85 1998, E85.W85 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxviii, 356 p. ;
Number of pages
356

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL361183M
Internet Archive
womensindiancapt0000unse
ISBN 10
0140436715
LCCN
98021291
OCLC/WorldCat
39007149
Library Thing
140702
Goodreads
665812

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