The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives (Dover Books on Americana) |...

The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives (Dover Books on Americana) | Mary Rowlandson | Abridged

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The Account of Mar...

	The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives (Dover Books on Americana) Mary Rowlandson Dover Publications, 2005 - 112 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Among the most celebrated of such documents, Rowlandson's account of her captivity by the Narragansett Indians in 1676 details her hardships and suffering, but also includes invaluable observations on Native American life. Also included are 3 other famous narratives of captivity among the Delawares, the Iroquois, and the Indians of the Allegheny.

Interesting for research.

I found this helpful in reference to what pioneer life was like before these United States of America.

Abridged

For those wanting to find a low-cost edition of Mary Rowlandson's "Narrative," this probably isn't the text for you. The product description doesn't mention that there have been numerous abridgments to her work--"certain reflections that are not essential to the narrative," according to its editor. This includes her concluding reflection about how she no longer is able to "sleep quietly without workings in my thoughts," along with other remarks concerning Puritan policies toward Native Americans. Also omitted are all of Rowlandson's scriptural citations (where she explicitly maps her own experiences onto biblical narrative) and the "Per Amicus" introduction to her work.

What remains still is a compelling story, I guess, but much simplified and incomplete.

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