| Puritans Among the Indians: Accounts of Captivity and Redemption, 1676-1724 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Vaughan, Alden T. (Editor), Clark, Edward W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674738993 ISBN-13: 9780674738997 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1986 Annotation: These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians gripped the imagination not only of early settlers but also of American writers through our history. "Puritans among the Indians" presents, in modern spelling, the best of the New England narratives. These both delineate the social and ideological struggle between the captors and the settlers, and constitute a dramatic rendition of the Puritans' spiritual struggle for redemption. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: John Harvard Library |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.03" W x 9.07" (0.87 lbs) 286 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians gripped the imagination not only of early settlers but also of American writers through our history. Puritans among the Indians presents, in modern spelling, the best of the New England narratives. These both delineate the social and ideological struggle between the captors and the settlers, and constitute a dramatic rendition of the Puritans' spiritual struggle for redemption. |