Indigenous captivities -- North America
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- A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson, containing an account of her sufferings during four years with the Indians and French : together with an appendix, containing the sermons preached at her funeral and that of her mother, with sundry other interesting articles
- Narrative of the suffering & defeat of the North-Western Army under General Winchester, massacre of the prisoners, sixteen months imprisonment of the writer and others with the Indians and British, by William Atherton
- Nine years a captive, or, John Gyles' experience among the Malicite Indians, from 1689 to 1698, with an introduction and historical notes by James Hannay
- A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson, containing an account of her sufferings, during four years, with the Indians and French
- A narrative of the capitivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his family, who were surprised by the Indians and taken from their farms on the frontiers of Pennsylvania in the spring, 1780
- Nine years a captive, or, John Gyles' experience among the Malicite Indians, from 1689 to 1698, with an introduction and historical notes by James Hannay
- The adventures of John Jewitt only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the Indians of Nookta Sound, in Vancouver Island, edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Brown
- A narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie,) during thirty years residence among the Indians in the interior of North America, prepared for the press by Edwin James
- Ten years of Upper Canada in peace and war, 1805-1815, being the Ridout letters, with annotations by Matilda Edgar
- Narrative of a captivity among the Mohawk Indians, and a description of New Netherland in 1642-3, by Isaac Jogues ; with a memoir of the holy missionary, by John Gilmary Shea
- A narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie,) during thirty years residence among the Indians in the interior of North America, prepared for the press by Edwin James
- A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New York in North America, giving an account of his conversion when only fourteen years of age ... with an account of the conversion of the king of the Cherokees and his daughter, &c. &c. &c, the whole authenticated by the Reverend W. Aldridge
- Narrative of my captivity among the Sioux Indians, with a brief account of General Sully's Indian expedition in 1864, bearing upon events occurring in my captivity, by Fanny Kelly
- The Indian captive, or, A narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Zadock Steele, related by himself ; to which is prefixed an account of the burning of Royalton
- Relation de sa captivitéEparmi les Onneiouts en 1690-1, par Pierre Milet
- An account of the remarkable occurences in the life and travels of Col. James Smith, during his captivity with the Indians, in the years 1755, '56, '57, '58 & '59, with an appendix of illustrative notes by Wm. M. Darlington
- Trente années dans les déserts de l'Amérique du Nord, souvenirs personnels de Jean Tanner
- Indian battles, with incidents in the early history of New England by Rev. Henry White : containing thrilling and stirring narratives of battles, captivities, escapes, ambuscades, assaults, massacres, and depredations of the Indians; the habits, customs, and traits of character peculiar ot the Indian race : the life and exploits of Capt. Miles Standish, the history of King Phillip's War, and personal and historical incidents of the revolutionary war
- A Selection of some of the most interesting narratives of outrages committed by the Indians in their wars with the white people, also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c...., the whole compiled from the best authorities by Archibald Loudon
- Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer, comprising an account of his captivity among the Mohawk Indians in North America
- Indian captivities, being a collection of the most remarkable narratives of persons taken captive by the North American Indians, or, Relations of those who, by stratagem or desperate valor, have effected the most surprising escapes from their cruel hands : to which are added notes, historical, biographical, &c., [edited] by Samuel G. Drake
- The American Indians, their history, condition and prospects, from original notes and manuscripts, by Henry R. Schoolcraft
- A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New York in North America, giving an account of his conversion when only fourteen years of age ... with an account of the conversion of the king of the Cherokees and his daughter, &c. &c. &c, the whole authenticated by the Reverend W. Aldridge
- A narrative of the Lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant, a black, (now going to preach the Gospel in Nova-Scotia), born in New-York, in North America, taken down from his own relation, arranged, corrected and published by the Rev. Mr. Aldridge
- Mémoires de John Tanner, ou Trente années dans les déserts de l'Amérique du Nord, traduits sur l'édition originale, publiée à New-York, par Ernest de Blosseville
- The captives of Abb's Valley, a legend of frontier life, by a son of Mary Moore [id est James Moore Brown]
- The captivity and deliverance of Mr. John Williams, pastor of the church in Deerfield, and Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, of Lancaster, who were taken, together with their families and neighbors, by the French and Indians, and carried into Canada, written by themselves
- French and Indian cruelty, exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson who was carried off from Aberdeen in his infancy, and sold as a slave in Pennsylvania : containing the history of the author's adventures in N. America, his captivity among the Indians, and manner of his escape, the customs, dress, &c. of the savages ... a short dissertation on kidnapping
- Memoirs of Charles Dennis Rusoe d'Eres, a native of Canada who was with the Scanyawtauragahroote Indians eleven years, with a particular account of his sufferings, &c, during his tarry with them, and his safe return to his family connections in Canada : to which is added an appendix, containing a brief account of their persons, dress, manners, reckoning time, mode of government, & c. ... character of the Scanyawtauragahroote Indians, particular description of the quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, which are to be met with on and in the vicinity of Scanyawtauragahroote Island
- Mémoires de John Tanner, ou Trente années dans les déserts de l'Amérique du Nord, traduits sur l'édition originale, publiée à New-York, par Ernest de Blosseville
- Trente années dans les déserts de l'Amérique du Nord, souvenirs personnels de Jean Tanner
- Grey Hawk, life and adventures among the Red Indians, edited by James Macaulay
- A narrative of the capitivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his family, who were surprised by the Indians and taken from their farms on the frontiers of Pennsylvania in the spring, 1780
- A Selection of some of the most interesting narratives of outrages committed by the Indians, in their wars, with the white people, also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c...., the whole compiled from the best authorities by Archibald Loudon
- A narrative of the Lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant, a black, (now going to preach the Gospel in Nova-Scotia), born in New-York, in North America, taken down from his own relation, arranged, corrected and published by the Rev. Mr. Aldridge
- Memoirs of odd adventures, strange deliverances, &c. in the captivity of John Gyles, Esq., commander of the garrison on St. George' s River, written by himself
- Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer, comprising an account of his captivity among the Mohawk Indians in North America
- French and Indian cruelty, exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson: containing a particular account of the manners, customs and dress of the savages; of their scalping, burning, and other barbarities ... together with a description of the most convenient roads for the British forces to invade Canada ..., written by himself
- A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson, containing an account of her sufferings, during four years, with the Indians and French
- Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer, comprising an account of his captivity among the Mohawk Indians in North America
- Western scenes and reminiscences, together with thrilling legends and traditions of the red men of the forest : to which is added several narratives of adventures among the Indians
- Narrative of O.M. Spencer, comprising an account of his captivity among the Mohawk Indians in North America, revised from the original papers by the author of "Moral and scientific dialogues"
- Narrative of O.M. Spencer, comprising an account of his captivity among the Mohawk Indians in North America, revised from the original papers by the author of "Moral and scientific dialogues"
- A narrative of the life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755 ... : containing an account of the murder of her father and his family; her sufferings; her marriage to two Indians ... carefully taken from her own words, Nov. 29th, 1823 : to which is added, an appendix, containing an account of the tragedy at the Devil's Hole, in 1763, and of Sullivan's Expedition; the traditions, manners, customs, &c. of the Indians ..., by James E. Seaver
- Narrative of my captivity among the Sioux Indians, with a brief account of General Sully's Indian expedition in 1864, bearing upon events occurring in my captivity, by Fanny Kelly
- Events in Indian history, beginning with an account of the origin of the American Indians and early settlements in North America and embracing concise biographies of the principal chiefs and head-sachems of the different Indian tribes : with narratives and captivities ... : also an appendix containing the statistics of the population of the U. States and an Indian vocabulary
- Des Kentuckier's John Tanner Denkwürdigkeiten über seinen dreissigjä hrigrn Aufenthalt unter den ïndianern Nord-Amerika's, aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Karl Andree
- A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson, containing an account of her sufferings during four years with the Indians and French
- Narrative of the extraordinary life of John Conrad Shafford, known by many by the name of the Dutch hermit, who for the last 50 years has lived a secluded and lonely life, in a log hut, in a remote part of the village of Dundee (Lower Canada) ... : Shafford ... was induced first to prefer a lonely life in consequence of being deprived of ... a beloved daughter, who ... was taken prisoner and carried off a captive by the Indians ... : the particulars ... may be found herein detailed, and are sufficient to satisfy the reader, that the North American savages are not in every instance as humane and forbearing to their white female captives as they have been represented to be
- A narrative of the extraordinary sufferings of Mr. Robert Forbes, his wife, and five children, during an unfortunate journey through the wilderness, from Canada to Kennebeck River, in the year 1784, in which three of their children were starved to death, taken partly from their own mouths, and partly from an imperfect journal, and published at their request by Arthur Bradman
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