"Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a gripping true story from the 1600s about a colonial woman's terrifying experience as a captive of Native Americans during a brutal war. It paints a vivid picture of a quiet town thrown into chaos when it's attacked, with families torn apart by violence and capture. The story follows Mary Rowlandson as she's taken from her home and forced to survive in harsh conditions, battling starvation, the loss of loved ones, and constant danger. Throughout her ordeal, she grapples with her faith, finding strength in her beliefs as she navigates the brutal realities of her captivity and fights for her survival against all odds.
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
By Mary White Rowlandson
A colonial woman's faith is tested as she struggles to survive capture and brutal conditions during a violent war.
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About the AuthorMary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott, was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. In 1682, six years after her ordeal, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson was published. This text is considered a formative American work in the literary genre of captivity narratives. It went through four printings in 1682 and garnered readership both in the New England colonies and in England, leading some to consider it the first American "bestseller".
Mary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott, was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. In 1682, six years after her ordeal, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson was published. This text is considered a formative American work in the literary genre of captivity narratives. It went through four printings in 1682 and garnered readership both in the New England colonies and in England, leading some to consider it the first American "bestseller".
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