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    A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Row
    A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Row
    A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Row
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    A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Row

    Written by Mary White Rowlandson

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    This is the story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture by American Indians in 1675. It is a blunt, frightening, and detailed work with several moments of off-color humor. Mary, the wife of a minister, was captured by Natives during King Philip's War while living in a Lancaster town, most of which was decimated, and the people murdered. See through her eyes, which depict Indians as the instruments of Satan. Her accounts were a best-seller of the era, and a seminal work, being one of the first captivity narratives ever published by a woman. Without works such as hers, there would likely not be many modern works inspired by similar themes, such as The Searchers, starring John Wayne.(Summary by Matthew Scott Surprenant )

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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