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Captured By Indians

Presents a performance of Mary Rowlandson's account of her experiences after being captured by hostile Narragansett Indians in 1675 from her village in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and held for ransom as

Audiobooks, ca. 1635-1711, Compact discs, Frontier and pioneer life, Indian captivities

CD
973.04
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Lawmen of the Old West

Dwayne Epstein

1860-1890, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Juvenile literature, Peace officers

920
EPS

Witch Child

Celia Rees

In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.

1600-1775, Colonial period, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Diaries, fiction, Frontier and pioneer life

FIC
Ree

Jubal Sackett

Louis L'Amour

The story of Jubal Sackatt and Itchakomi, the proud Natchez princess who walked the path of courage that future Sacketts would follow.

17th century, fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, History, West (U.S.)

FIC
LAm

Giants in the Earth

O. E. Rolvaag

The most powerful novel ever written about pioneer America.

fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, Norwegians in the United States, South Dakota

FIC
Rol

The Deerslayer, Or, The First Warpath

James Fenimore Cooper

A tribute to the noble pioneer spirit in conflict with encroaching society.

1775-1763, French and Indian War, Bumppo, Natty (Fictitious characters), Delaware Indians, fiction, French and Indian War, 1755-1763

FIC
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Witch Child

Celia Rees

In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Diaries, fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical fiction

FIC
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