{"product_id":"womens-indian-captivity-narratives-isbn-9780140436716","title":"Women's Indian Captivity Narratives","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION BY KATHRYN ZABELLE DEROUNIAN-STODOLA\u003cbr\u003eSUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING\u003cbr\u003eA NOTE ON THE TEXTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Rowlandson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson\u003c\/i\u003e (1682)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Dustan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Notable Exploit; wherein,\u003c\/i\u003e Dux Faemina Facti, from \u003ci\u003eMagnalia Christi Americana\u003c\/i\u003e by Cotton Mather (1702)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Hanson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod's Mercy Surmounting Man's Cruelty, Exemplified in the Captivity and Redemption of Elizabeth Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e (1728)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Panther Captivity\":\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Surprising Account of the Discovery of a Lady Who Was Taken by the Indians\u003c\/i\u003e by Abraham Panther (1787)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJemima Howe:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Genuine and Correct Account of the Captivity, Sufferings and Deliverance of Mrs. Jemima Howe\u003c\/i\u003e by Bunker Gay (1792)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Kinnan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA True Narrative of the Sufferings of Mary Kinnan\u003c\/i\u003e by Shepard Kollock (1795)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Jemison:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison\u003c\/i\u003e by James E. Seaver (1824)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Godfrey:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Authentic Narrative of the Seminole War, and of the Miraculous Escape of Mrs. Mary Godfrey, and Her Four Female Children\u003c\/i\u003e (1836)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah F. Wakefield:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix Weeks in the Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e (1864)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmeline L. Fuller:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeft by the Indians. Story of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1892)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXPLANATORY NOTES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302865686757,"sku":"NP9780140436716","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140436716.jpg?v=1767744487","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/womens-indian-captivity-narratives-isbn-9780140436716","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}