Women's Indian Captivity Narratives (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Various
Creator: Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-stodola
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 42255
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0140436715
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.48969
EAN: 9780140436716
ASIN: 0140436715
Publication Date: November 1, 1998
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Enthralling generations of readers, the narrative of capture by Native Americans is arguably the first American literary form dominated by the experiences of women. The ten selections in this anthology span the early history of this country (1682-1892) and range in literary style from fact-based narrations to largely fictional, spellbinding adventure stories. The women are variously victimized, triumphant, or, in the case of Mary Jemison, permantently transculturated. This collection includes well known pieces such as Mary Rowlandson's A True History (1682), Cotton Mather's version of Hannah Dunstan's infamous captivity and escape (after scalping her captors!), and the "Panther Captivity", as well as lesser known texts. As Derounian-Stodola demonstrates in the introduction, the stories also raise questions about the motives of their (often male) narrators and promoters, who in many cases embellish melodrama to heighten anti-British and anti-Indian propaganda, shape the tales for ecclesiastical purposes, or romanticize them to exploit the growing popularity of sentimental fiction in order to boost sales.
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 absolutely amazing eye-opening look at a forgotten chapter of american history April 7, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This collection is brilliantly put together, with very informative introductions by the editor that explain each story's historical and personal context. The stories themselves are pure women's voices from different eras of american history and incredibly valuable. they're also just great reads... one woman taken captive as a teenager becomes an active member of her new native american community and tells the fascinating story of her life in an interview at the age of 80. I'd say based on the other customer review, that its not for kids(!) who are going to be thrown off by the early american grammer, but for people seriously interested in womens role in early america and for an unfiltered look at a contemporary white settler perspective on white and native american relationships in the 17th and 18th centuries.
 Only BUY if you like Indian Narratives September 1, 2003
9 out of 44 found this review helpful
This isn't actually a book you would want to read if you were not required to. These stories are interesting but not a book for a rainy day. Purchase this book only if you are interested in Indian narratives. I had a miserable time reading this- then again it could have been because the book was assigned. The grammar in some of the stories are hard to follow.
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