Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, History, Memoirs

Authors: Mary White Rowlandson In Year : 1682

Book Language: English

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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)