A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison |
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| An example of the Indian Captivity Narrative, written in 1823 by James E. Seaver from interviews with Mary Jemison. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF MRS. MARY JEMISON,
Who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the present time.
CONTAINING
An Account of the Murder of her Father and his Family; her sufferings; her marriage to two Indians; her troubles with her Children; barbarities of the Indians in the French and Revolutionary Wars; the life of her last Husband, &c.; and many Historical Facts never before published.
TO WHICH IS ADDED,
An APPENDIX, containing an account of the tragedy at the Devil's Hole, in 1783, and of Sullivan's Expedition; the Traditions, Manners, Customs, &c. of the Indians, as believed and practised at the present day, and since Mrs. Jemison's captivity; together with some Anecdotes, and other entertaining matter.
BY JAMES E. SEAVER.
Table of Contents | Preface
| Introduction | Chapter 1
| Chapter 2 | Chapter 3
| Chapter 4 | Chapter 5
| Chapter 6 | Chapter 7
| Chapter 8 | Chapter 9
| Chapter 10 | Chapter 11
| Chapter 12 | Chapter 13
| Chapter 14 | Chapter 15
| Chapter 16 | Appendix (1)
| Appendix (2) | Appendix (3) |
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