The Garland Library of Narratives of North American Indian Captivities

Throughout the 1970s, Garland Publishers issued a series of Indian captivity narrative reprints that dated from 1682 to 1962. Below are the 111 volumes in the series and Cornell University Library's holdings for the titles within each volume.

Vol.
Title Author Publisher, Date CUL Holdings
(see notes at bottom of page)
1
A True History of the Captivity & Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson...: wherein is set forth the cruel and inhumane usage she underwent amongst the heathens../ written by her own hand...and now made public ...for the benefit of the afflicted; whereunto is annexed, a sermon of the possibility of God's forsaking a people that have been near and dear to him, preached by Mr. Joseph Rowlandson, husband to the said Mrs. Rowlandson, it being his last sermon Mary White Rowlandson Printed first at New-England, and re-printed at London and sold by Joseph Poole, at the Blue Bowl in the Long-Walk, by Christs-Church Hospital, 1682 Available online though EEBO

Kroch RMC
E87 .R88 1682
[1682 ed.]

Also on microfilm:
Olin Library
Film 1297 399:10

1
Wau-bun: The "Early Day" in the North-west Mrs. John H. Kinzie New York: Derby & Jackson; Cincinnati: Derby, 1856

Available online through the series Wright American Fiction 1851-1875 hosted by the Indiana University Digital Library Program

Also available in print:
Olin Library
F484.3 .K55
[Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1932]

Several other editions/copies available

2
An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences: Wherein, an Account is Given of Many Remarkable and Very Memorable Events, Which have Happened in this Last Age; Especially in New-England Increase Mather Boston in New-England: Printed by Samuel Green for Joseph Browning, 1684 Available oline through EEBO:
1684 edition
1687 edition

Several other editions/copies available in microform

3
Decennium Luctuosum: An History of Remarkable Cccurrences, in the Long War, which New-England hath had with the Indian Savages, from the Year, 1688. To the Year 1698. Faithfully Composed and Improved Cotton Mather Boston in New-England: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips, at the brick shop, near the Old-Meeting-House, 1699 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 873
4
Gods Protecting Providence, Man's Surest Help and Defence in the Times of the Greatest Difficulty and Most Imminent Danger: Evidenced in the Remarkable Deliverance of Divers Persons from the Devouring Waves of the Sea, Amongst Which They Ssuffered Shipwrack: and also from the More Cruelly Devouring Jawes of the Inhumane Canibals of Florida / Faithfully Related by one of the Persons Concerned Therein, Jonathan Dickenson Jonathan Dickinson Printed in Philadelphia: By Reinier Jansen, 1699 Available online through EEBO
[1699 ed.]

Olin Library
Film 1297 414:11
[1699 ed.]

Several other editions/copies available nline and in micoform

4
Good Fetch'd Out of Evil, in Three Short Essays.
I. A pastoral letter, of Mr. John Williams, the faithful Pastor of Deerfield; now detain'd a captive in Canada; written to part of his flock, and some others, returning out of their captivity.
II. The conduct and constancy of the New-English captives when strongly tempted unto the popish idolatries. And certain plain poems, written by some of them, to fortify their children against such temptations.
III. An account of most remarkable and memorable deliverances, received by many of the captives; and great things done by their Almighty Deliverer for them. Collected and published, that the glorious God may have the glory of his power and goodness; and that his people may reap some advantage from what has befallen their brethren
Cotton Mather Boston: Printed by Bartholomew Green(?), 1706

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 1257
[1706 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 19426
[1783 ed.]

4
A Memorial of the Present Deplorable State of New-England, with the Disadvantages it Lyes Under by the Male-Administration of Their Present Governour, Joseph Dudley, Esq. and His Son Paul, &c. ... Faithfully Digested from the Several Original Letters, Papers, and MSS. by Philopolites Cotton Mather Printed in the year, MDCCVII. and sold by S. Phillips N. Buttolph, and B. Elliot. Booksellers in Boston, 1707

Available online through ECCO

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 2039, no.19

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 1331

5
The Redeemed Captive, Returning to Zion. A faithful history of remarkable occurrences, in the captivity and deliverance, of Mr. John Williams; Minister of the Gospel in Deerfield, who, in the desolation which befel that plantation, by an incursio of the French and Indians, was by them carried away, with his family, and his neighbourhood, unto Canada. Drawn up by himself. Whereto there is annexed a sermon preached by him, upon his return, at the lecture in Boston, December 5. 1706. On those words, Luk. 8. 39. Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. As also an appendix: containing an account of those taken captive at Deerfield, February 29. 1703,4. Of those kill'd after they went out of town, those who returned, and of those still absent from their native country; of those who were slain at that time in or near the town; and of the mischief done by the enemy in Deerfield, from the beginning of its settlement to the death of the Rev. Mr. Williams, in 1729. With a conclusion to the whole by the Rev. Mr. Williams of Springfield, and the Rev. Mr. Prince of Boston John Williams Boston: Printed and sold by S. Kneeland, opposite the Probate-Office in Queen-Street, 1758

Available online through ECCO
[1758 ed.]

Also available in print:
Kroch RMC
Huntington E87 .W72
[Northampton [Mass.]: Hopkins, Bridgman, and Companym, 1853]

Olin Library
E99.M8 W72
[Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1976]

Several other editions/copies available online and in micoform

6
God's Mercy Surmounting Man's Cruelty, An Account of the Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, Late of Kachecky in New-England: who, with four of her children, and servant-maid, was taken captive by the Indians, and carried into Canada. Setting forth the various remarkable occurrences, sore trials, and wonderful deliveranaces which befel them after their departure, to the time of their redemption Elizabeth Hanson London: Printed and sold by Samuel Clark, 1760

Available online through ECCO
[1760 ed.]

Also available in print:
Kroch RMC
E87 .H25
[London, Printed and sold by James Phillips, 1787]

 6
Memoirs of Odd Adventures, Strange Deliverances, etc. in the Daptivity of John Gyles, Esq.: Commander of the Garrison on Saint George River, in the District of Maine Written by Himself John Gyles Cincinnati: Spiller & Gates, printers, 1869

Kroch RMC
Rare Books E196 .G47
[1869]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 4021
[Boston, in N.E.: Printed and sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, in Queen-Street, over against the prison, 1736]

 6
A Narrative of the Captivity of Nehemiah How, Who was Taken by the Indians at the Great-Meadow Fort Above Fort-Dummer, Where He was an Inhabitant, October 11th 1745. Giving an Account of What he Met with in his Travelling to Canada, and While He was in Prison there. Together with an Account of Mr. How's Death at Canada Nehemiah How Boston: N.E. Printed and sold [by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green?] opposite to the prison in Queen-Street., 1748

Available online through ECCO
[1748 ed.]

Also available in print:
Kroch RMC
E87 .H84
[Cleveland, The Burrows brothers company, 1904]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 6162
[1748]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 40462
[1748]

 6
The Redeemed Captive. Being a Narrative of the Taking and Carrying into Captivity the Reverend Mr. John Norton, when Fort-Massachusetts Surrendered to a Large Body of French and Indians, August 20th 1746. With a Particular Account of the Defence Made Before the Surrender of that Fort, with the Articles of Capitulation &c. Together with an Account, both Entertaining and Affecting, of what Mr. Norton Met with, and Took Notice of, in HisTtravelling to, and Which in Captivity at Canada, and 'till his arrival at Boston, on August 16. 1747. Written by himself John Norton  Boston: Printed & sold [by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green] opposite the prison., 1748 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 6211
[1748 ed.]
 7
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Anderson. Containing His Strange Varieties of Fortune in Europe and America. Compiled from His Own Papers
Edward Kimber Dublin: Printed by Richard James, 1754

Available online through ECCO
[1754 ed.]

Available online through EECO
[Berwick: printed for W. Phorson; and B. Law, London, 1782]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 92, no. 7
[1754 ed.]

8
A Faithful Narrative, of the Many Dangers and Sufferings, as Well as Wonderful and Surprizing Deliverances of Robert Eastburn, During his Late Captivity Among the Indians: Together with Some Remarks upon the Country of Canada, and the Religion and Policy of its Inhabitants: The Whole Intermixed with Devout Reflections. Robert Eastburn Philadelphia: Printed by William Dunlap, 1758

Available online through ECCO
[1758 ed.]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8117
[1758 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8116
[1758 ed.]

8
Gallic Perfidy: A Poem John Maylem Boston: New-England: Printed and sold by Benjamin Mecom,
at the new printing-office, July 13. 1758.--Where may be had that noted little book, called Father Abraham's speech., 1758
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8194
[1758 ed.]
8
A Narrative of the Sufferings and Surprizing Deliverances of William and Elizabeth Fleming, Who were Taken Captive by Capt. Jacob, Commander of the Indians, Who Lately Made the Incursions on the Fronties of Pennsylvania, as Related by Themselves. [One line from Psalms] A Narrative Necessary to be Read by All who are Going in the Expedition, as Well as Every British Subject. Wherein it Fully Appears, that the Bararities of the Indians is Wwing to the French, and Chiefly Their Priests William Fleming Boston; New-England : Printed and sold by Green & Russell, at their printing-office near the Custom-House, and next to the writing-school in Queen-Street, 1756

Available online through ECCO
[1756 ed.]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 7662
[1756 ed.]

Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 831, no. 15
[1756 ed.]

Several other copies available in micoform

8
Die Erzehlungen von Maria Le Roy und Barbara Leininger, Welche Vierthalb Jahr unter den Indianern Gefangen Gewesen, und am 6ten May in in Dieser Stadt Glücklich Angekommen. Aus Ihrem Eignen Munde Niedergeschrieben und zum Druck Befördert   Philadelphia: Gedruckt und zu haben [bey Peter Miller und Ludwig Weiss] in der teutschen Buchdruckerey das Stück vor 6 Pentz., 1759 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8347
[1759 ed.]
8
A Plain Narrativ[e] of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Remarkable Deliverance of Thomas Brown, of Charlestown, in New-England; Who Returned to his Father's House the Beginning of Jan. 1760, After Having Been Absent Three Years and About Eight Months: Containing an Account of the Engagement Between a Party of English, Commanded by Maj. Rogers, and a Party of French and Indians, in Jan. 1757 ... How He was Taken Captive by the Indians, and Carried to Canada, and From thence to the Mississippi; Where He Lived about a Year, and was Again Sent to Canada ... Thomas Brown Boston: Printed and sold by Fowle and Draper, at their printing-office in Marlborough Street., 1760

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8557
[1760 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8558
[Second ed., 1760]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 41114
[Third ed., 1760]

8
A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Surprizing Deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro Man, Servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England; Who Returned to Boston, After Having Been Absent Almost Thirteen Years: Containing an Account of the Many Hardships He Underwent from the Time He Left his Master's House, in the Year 1747, to the Time of His Return to Boston. How He was Cast Away in the Capes of Florida; The Horrid Cruelty and Inhuman Barbarity of the Indians in Murdering the Whole Ship's Crew; The Manner of His Being Carry'd by them into Captivity. Also, an Account of His being Confined Four Years and Seven Months in a Close Dungeon, and the Remarkable Manner in Which He Met with His Good Old Master in London; Who Returned to New-England, a Passenger, in the Same Ship
Briton Hammon Boston: Printed and sold by Green & Russell, in
Queen-Street., 1760
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8611
[1760 ed.]
8
A Journal of the Captivity of Jean Lowry and Her Children, Giving an Account of Her being Yaken by the Indians, the 1st of April 1756, from William McCord's, in Rocky-Spring Settlement in Pennsylvania, with an Account of the Hardships She Suffered, &c Jean Lowry Philadelphia: Printed by William Bradford, at the corner of Front and Market-Streets, 1760 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 8642
[1760 ed.]
8
Erzehlung Eines Unter Den Indianern Gewesener Gefangenen = Captivity of Abraham Urssenbacher Abraham Urssenbacher Reprinted from Neu-eingerichteter Amerikanischer Geschichts- und Haus-Calender, 1762 No CUL Holdings
9
French and Indian cruelty; exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson, a disbanded soldier. Containing a particular account of the ... savages; ... Comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces of Pensylvania ... Written by himself Peter Williamson York: Printed for the author, by N. Nickson. 1757. And sold at his shops, 1757

Available online through ECCO
[1757 ed.]

Also on microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 949, no. 9
[1757 ed.]

Several other editions/copies available online and in micoform

9
The Travels and Surprising Adventures of John Thomson, Who Was Taken, and Carried to America, and Sold for a Slave There; How He Was Taken Captive by the Savages,...and His Return to Scotland John Thomson 1757 No CUL Holdings
9
A full and particular account, of the sufferings of William Gatenby; who is just arrived from America, with a true account of many circumstances relating to this unfortunate war, by which some hundreds of poor families are brought to utter ruin and destruction, to which himself and family have fallen victims. He gives an account of being attacked by the Indians from the back settlements, who took his wife and child by force away, and killed his two slaves. How he and others pursued them, retook his wife and child, and killed three of the savages. William Gatenby 1757  No CUL Holdings
10
The Horrid Cruelty of the Indians Charles Saunders Printed by T. Warren, Birmingham, 1763  No CUL Holdings
10
The History of the Life and Sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the County of Southampton. Being a Narrative of the Hardships He Underwent During Several Years Captivity Among the Savages in North America Henry Grace Reading: Printed for the author: and sold at his house in Basingstoke, and at the Printing-office in Reading, 1764

Available online through ECCO
[1764 ed.]

Available online through ECCO
[1765 ed.]

Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 1268, no. 24
[1764 ed.]

10
Adventure of a Young English Officer Among the Abenakee Savages [in Bickerstaff's Boston almanack, for the year of our Lord 1768...] Anonymous 1764: Reprint of an anonymous article in the 1768 ed. of Bickerstaff's Boston almanac, printed by Mein and Fleeming, Boston

Available online through ECCO
[1764 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 10801
[1764 ed.]

10
A Brief Narration of the Captivity of Isaac Hollister, Who was Taken by the Indians, Anno Domini, 1763. / Written by himself Isaac Hollister Hartford: Printed by Thomas Green for, and sold by Knight Sexton., 1767?

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 10653, no. 11684 &
Microprint 22 no. 10652
[1767? ed]

Microprint 23 no. 4394
[Suffield, VT: Printed by Adward Gray, 1803]

 

10
Extract from an Account of the Captivity of William Henry in 1755, and of His Residence Among the Senneka Indians Six Years and Seven Months till He Made His Escape from Them ... William Henry Printed at Boston, 1766 No CUL Holdings
10
A Narrative of an Extraordinary Escape out of the Hands of the Indians, in the Gulph of St. Lawrence; Interspersed with a Description of the Coast, ... also, a Providential Escape After a Shipwreck, ... Likewise, a Plan for Reconciling the Differences Between Great Britain and Her Colonies Gamaliel Smethurst London: Printed for the author; and sold by J. Bew, and A. Grant, 1774

Available online through ECCO

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 1274, no. 12
[1774 ed.]

11
A Pocket of Prose and Verse: Being a Selection from the Literary Products of Alexander Kellet, Esq.
Alexander Kellet Bath: printed by R. Cruttwell. And sold by E. and C. Dilly, London, 1778

Available online through ECCO
[1778 ed.]

Available online through ECCO
[1783 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 559, no. 7
[1783 ed.]

12
A Narrative of the Capture and Treatment of John Dodge, by the English at Detroit John Dodge Philadelphia: Printed by T. Bradford, at the
Coffee-House, 1779

Kroch RMC
E281 .D64
[1780 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 16765
[1780 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 16262
[1779 ed.]

12
Narratives of a Late Expedition Against the Indians; With an Account of the Barbarous Execution of Col. Crawford; and the Wonderful Escape of Dr. Knight and John Slover from Captivity, in 1782 Hugh Henry Brackenridge Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Bailey, in Market
Street, 1783
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 17993
[1783 ed.]
13
A Narrative of the Capture of Certain Americans, at Westmoreland, by Savages; and the Perilous Escape which they Effected, by Surprizing Specimens of Policy and Heroism. To which is Subjoined, some Account of the Religion, Government, Customs, and Manners of the Aborigines of North-America Moses Van Campen Hartford: Printed and sold [by Barzillai Hudson and George Goodwin] near the bridge, 1780(?)

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 18273
[1780 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 18850
[1784 ed.]

14
The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, One of the First Settlers at Kentucke: Containing the Wars with the Indians on the Ohio, from 1769 to 1783, and the First Establishment and Progress of the Settlement on that River. Written by the Colonel Himself. To which are Added, a Narrative of the Captivity and Extraordinary Escape of Mrs. Francis [sic] Scott, an Inhabitant of Washington-County Virginia ... Daniel Boon Norwich [Conn.]: Printed by John Trumbull, 1786

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 19514
[1786 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 25480
[1793 ed.]

14
The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of that Important Country: to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, ... II. The Minutes of the Piankashaw Council, ... III. An Account of the Indian Nations Inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen Original United States, ... IV. The Stages and Distances Between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; ... The Whole Illustrated by a New and Accurate Map of Kentucke and the Country Adjoining, Drawn from Actual Surveys John Filson Wilmington: Printed by James Adams, 1784

Kroch RMC
F454.F48 D6
[1784 ed.]

Olin Library
F454.F48 D6
[1962 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 18467
[1784 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 25648
[1793 ed.]

15
A Narrative of the Captivity 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
William Walton Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third-Streets, 1784

Available online through ECCO
[1790 ed.]

Kroch RMC
E87.G46 W24
[1785 ed.]

Also in microfom:
Olin Library
Microprint/22 no. 18497
[1784 ed.]

16
Mis Mac Rea, Roman Historique, par M. Hilliard-d'Auberteuil Michel-René Hilliard d'Auberteuil Philadelphie [i.e. Paris?], 1784 Available online through ECCO
[1784 ed.]
16
True and Wonderful Narrative of the Surprising Captivity and Remarkable Deliverance of Mrs. Frances Scott Anonymous Boston: Printed by E. Russell, next Lib. Pole,, 1786 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 19979
[1786 ed.]
17
A Very Surprising Narrative of a Young Woman, who was Discovered in a Rocky Cave; After Having been Taken Captive by the Savage Indians of the Wilderness, in the Year 1777, and Seeing no Human Being for the Space of Nine Long Years: In a Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend Abraham Panther Windsor, Vt.: Printed by Alden Spooner at his office inWindsor, 1794

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 27471
[1794 ed.]

Several other editions/copies available in micoform

17
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... John Marrant London: printed by Gilbert and Plummer, 1785; and sold at the Chapel in Jewry-Street, 1785

Available online through ECCO
[1785, second ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 1397, no. 18
[1785, fourth ed.]

Several other editions/copies available online and in micoform

17
A Very Remarkable Narrative of Luke Swetland, who was Taken Captive Four Times in the Space of Fifteen Months, in the Time of the Late Contest Between Great Britain and America; Showing how and when Taken, whether Carried and how Treated until his Return to His Family; with a Concise Account of the Exercise of His Mind During His Trials; a Short Account of the Manners of the Indians; and a Short Sketch of the Rarities of the Indian Country Luke Swetland Hartford: Printed for the author, 178-? Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 43753
[178-? ed.]
17
The Story of the Captivity and Rescue from the Indians of Luke Swetland: An Early Settler of the Wyoming Valley and a Soldier of the American Revolution Edward Merrifield Scranton, Pa, 1915 No CUL Holdings
17
A Surprising Account, of the Captivity and Escape of Philip M'Donald, and Alexander M'Leod, of Virginia. From the Chickkemogga Indians, and of Their Great Discoveries in the Western World. From June 1779, to January 1786, when They Returned in Health to their Friends, after an Absence of Six Years and a Half. Philip M'Donald Printed in Bennington, Vt.: by Haswell & Russell., 1786

Available online through ECCO
[1797 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 20472
[1786, second ed.]

Several other editions/copies available in micoform

18
John Graham's Address to the Master and Worthy Family of this House Showing His Suffering Among the Indians of West Florida ... John Graham Darlington, England: W. Appleton, printer, 1787 No CUL Holdings
18
New Travels to the Westward, or, Unknown Parts of America. Being a Tour of Almost Fouteeen [sic] months. Containing, an Account of the Country, Upwards of Two Thousand Miles West of the Christian parts of North-America; with an Account of White Indians, Their Manners, Habits, and Many other Particulars Alonso Decalves Norwich, Conn.: Printed and sold by John Trumbull, 1788

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 21786, no. 45250
[1788 ed.]

Several other editions/copies available in micoform

18
The Remarkable Adventures of Jackson Johonnet, of Massachusetts; who Served as a Soldier in the Western Army, in the Massachusetts Line, in the Expedition under General Harmar, and the Unfortunate General St. Clair. Containing an Account of his Capitivity, Sufferings, and Escape from the Kickapoo Indians. Written by Himself, and Published at the Earnest Importunity of his Friends, for the Benefit of American Youth Jackson Johonnet Printed at Boston, for Samuel Hall, no. 53, Cornhill, 1793

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 25665
[1793 ed.]

Several other editions/copies available in micoform

18
The Returned Captive. A poem. Founded on a Late Fact Anonymous Hudson, NY: Printed by Ashbel Stoddard, 1787

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 20676
[1787 ed.]

Several other editions available in micoform

19
An Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam: Addressed to the State Society of the Cincinnati in Connecticut David Humphreys Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1788

Available online through ECCO
[1788 ed.]

Kroch RMC
E207.P9 H92
[1818 ed.]

Several other editions available in micoform

19
A Genuine and Correct Account of the Captivity, Sufferings & Deliverance of Mrs. Jemima Howe, of Hinsdale, in New-Hampshire Taken from her own mouth, and written, by the Rev. Bunker Gray Boston, Printed at the Apollo Press, by Belknap and Young, 1792 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 24343
[1792 ed.]
20
The History of Maria Kittle Ann Eiza Bleecker Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1797

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 31837
[1797 ed.]

Olin Library
Film 2600 1774-1850
Reel B-7, no. 326
[1797 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 1916
[1802 ed.]

21
The Boston Gazette, or, Country Journal (Oct. 22, 1792)   Boston, Mass.: B. Edes and J. Gill, 1755-1793 Olin Library
Microprint 21
[No. 1 (Apr. 7, 1755)-no. 2048 (Dec. 30, 1793)]
21
Affecting History of the Dreadful Distresses of Frederic Manheim's Family: to which are Added, the Sufferings of John Corbly's Family; An Encounter Between a White Man and Two Savages; Extraordinary Bravery of a Woman; Adventures of Capt. Isaac Stewart; Deposition of Massy Herbeson; Aventures and Sufferings of Peter Wilkinson; Remarkable Adventures of Jackson Johonnot; with an Account of the Destruction of the Settlements at Wyoming
  Exeter, NH: Printed and sold by H. Ranlet, Exeter, 1793

Kroch RMC
E85 .A25 1811
[1811 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 25080
[1793 ed.]

Several other editions available in micoform

21

A True Narrative of the Sufferings of Mary Kinnan, Who was Taken Prisoner by the Shawnee Nation of Indians on the Thirteenth Day of May, 1791, and Remained with Them till the Sixteenth of August, 1794

Also:
The Indian Captivity of Mary Kinnan, 1791-1794; A Long Forgotten Frontier Tragedy

 Mary Lewis Kinnan




Compiled by McKinnie L. Phelps. Edited and with an introduction by Jack D. Filipiak

Elizabethtown, NJ: Printed by Shepard Kollock, 1795




Boulder, CO: Printed by Pruett Press, 1967

Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 28931
[1795 ed.]



Olin Library
E87 .K58
[1967 ed.]
21
A Narrative of the Sufferings of James Derkinderen: who was Taken Prisoner by the Halifax Indians, on the 10th of the 6th mo. (commonly called June) 1759
James Derkinderen Philadelphia: [s.n.] Printed for the purchaser, 1796 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 30336
[1796 ed.]
21
A Journal of the Adventures of Matthew Bunn, a Native of Brookfield, Massachusetts, who Enlisted with Ensign John Tillinghast, of Providence, in the Year 1791, on an Expedition into the Western Country, was Taken by the Savages, and Made His Escape into Detroit the 30th of April, 1792. Containing a very
Circumstantial Account of the Cruel Treatment he Suffered while in Captivity, and many of the Customs of the Savages, which have never before Appeared in Print
Matthew Bunn Providence: Printed [by Bennett Wheeler] for the author, and sold by him; also at Mr. Todd's book-store near the Baptist-Meeting-House, and at the printing-office in the market-house, 1796

Kroch RMC
E83.79 .B94 1796a
[1962 facs.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 30135
[1796 ed.]

Several other editions available in micoform

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The Journal of William Scudder, an Officer in the Late New-York Line, who was Taken Captive by the Indians at Fort Stanwix, on the 23d of July, 1779, and was Holden a Prisoner in Canada until October, 1782, and then Sent to New-York and Admitted on Parole: with a Small Sketch of his Life, and Some Occurrences of the
W ar, which Chiefly Happened under his Notice Previous to his Captivity. Containing also, Some Extracts from History, Novels, &c.
William Scudder [New York?]: Printed for the author, 1794 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 27681
[1794 ed.]
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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. Published According to
Act of Congress
Susannah Willard Johnson Printed at Walpole, New Hampshire, by David Carlisle, Jun., 1796

Available online through ECCO
[1797 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 30180, no. 30641
[1796 ed.]

Several other editions available in micoform

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An Account of the Remarkable Cccurrences in the Life and Travels of Col. James Smith, (now a Citizen of Bourbon County, Kentucky) During his Captivity with the Indians, in the Years 1755, '56, '57, '58, & '59, in which the Customs, Manners, Traditions, Theological Sentiments, Mode of Warfare, Military Tactics, Discipline and Encampments, Treatment of Prisoners, &c. are Better Explained, and more Minutely Related, than has been Heretofore Done, by any Author on that Subject.
Together with a Description of the Soil, Timber and Waters, where He Travelled with the Indians, During his Captivity. To which is Added, a Brief Account of Some very Uncommon Occurrences, which Transpired After His Return from Captivity; as well as of the Different Campaigns Carried on Against the Indians to the Westward of Fort Pitt, Since the year 1755, to the Present Date
James Smith Lexington, KY: Printed by John Bradford, on Main
Street., 1799

Olin Library
F516 .O37 no.5
[1870 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 36317
[1799 ed.]

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A Short Sketch, of the Life of Mr. Lent Munson Alexander Viets Griswold Litchfield, CT: Printed by Thomas Collier, 1797 Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 33827
[1797 ed.]
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A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mr. Ebenezer Fletcher, of Newipswich, who was Wounded at Hubbarston [sic], in the Year 1777, and Taken Prisoner by the British, and, after Recovering a Little from His Wounds, Made His Escape from Them, and Returned Back to Newipswich Ebenezer Fletcher Amherst, NH: Printed by Samuel Preston, Amherst, 1798

Olin Library
E233 .F61
[1866 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 33740
[1798 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 28515
[1813 ed.]

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Narrative of the Singular Adventures and Captivity of Thomas Barry, Among the Monsipi Indians, in the Unexplored Regions of North America, During the Years 1797, 1798, & 1799: Also a Particular Account of His Escape, Accompanied by an Indian Female; ... Thomas Barry Manchester: Printed by A. Swindells, and sold by T.
Thomas, and J. Sadler, [1800?]

Available online through ECCO
[1800 ed.]

Available online through ECCO
[1800 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Film 5597 reel 1015, no. 21
[1800 ed.]

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Memoirs of Charles Dennis Rusoe d'Eres, a Native of Canada; Who was with the Scanyawtauragahrooote 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 Scanyawtauragahrooote Indians, Particular Description of the Wuadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects, which are to be Met with on and in the Vicinity of Scanyawtauragahrooote Island ... Charles Dennis Rusoe d'Eres Exeter, NH: Printed for H. Ranlet, 1800

Kroch RMC
E87 .R86
[1800 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 22 no. 37949, no. 38422
[1800 ed.]

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The Life and Travels of James Tudor Owen: Who, Amidst a Variety of Other Interesting Particulars, Gives an Account of His Being in an East Indian Campaign, and His Singular Adventures while Among the Hindoos, as also His Voyage, Shipwreck, and Journey with a Troop of Wild Roving Arabs over Immense Burning Sands, and Trackless Desarts: He Embarks from the Egyptian Shore for Ireland, and There During the Late War with America Gains an Ensigncy to Go with the British Forces Against that County, is Wounded in Battle, and Taken by the Agiguans, a Warlike Nation Inhabiting the Wilds of America ... James Tudor Owen London: Printed and sold by S. Fisher, No. 10, St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell ; also sold by T. Hurst, No. 32, Paternoster-row, 1801 No CUL Holdings
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The Connecticut, Rhode-Island, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, & Vermont Farmer's Almanac, for the Year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred Three...Also Containing and Affecting Account of the Death of Miss Polly and Hannah Wattsby...Taken Prisoner & Murdered by the Indians J. Weatherwise Norwich, CT: Printed for L. Trumbull, [1802?] Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 2080
[1802 ed.]
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The Post-Captain, or, The wooden Walls Well Manned; Comprehending a View of Naval Society and Manners John Davis Brooklyn, NY: Printed by Spooner & Sleight,
1813

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 28283
[1st American, from the 5th London ed.]

Library Annex
PR4525.D56 P8
[1928 ed.]

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Struggle of Capt. Thomas Keith in America, Including the Manner in which He, His Wife and Child were Decoyed by the Indians; Their Temporary Captivity, and Happy Deliverance; Interspersed with Occasional Descriptions of the United States, Soil, Production, &c. Thomas Keith London, Printed for T. Tegg, 1808 No CUL Holdings
27
Savage Barbarism Mary Smith Connecticut Centinel, v. 32, Nov. 12, 1805 No CUL holdings
27
A Narrative of the Captivity of Joseph Bartlett Among the French and Indians Joseph Bartlett [U.S. s.n.], 1807. Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 12087
[1807 ed.]
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Horrid murder by the Indians   New-Jersey and Pennsylvania Almanac, 1808 No CUL holdings
27
A Narrative of the Captivity of Isaac Webster Isaac Webster 1805 No CUL holdings
27
A Narrative of the Life, Occurrences, Vicissitudes and Present Situation of K. White

K. White Schenectady, NY: Printed for the authoress, 1809 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 19219
[1809 ed.]
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A Journal Kept at Nootka Sound John Rodgers Jewitt Boston: Printed for the author, 1807 Olin Library
Oversize E99.N85 J591
[1988 ed.]
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Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt: Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston, During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the
Savages of Nootka Sound: With an Account of the Manners, Mode of Living, and Religious Opinions of the Natives...
John Rodgers Jewitt New York: Printed for the publisher, [1815?]

Kroch RMC
F1089.N8 J59
[1815 ed.]

Several other editions available in print

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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. which are Better Explained, and More Minutely Related, than has been heretofore done, by any other Author on that Subject: Many of the Articles have never before Appeared in Print... Archibald Loudon Carlisle, PA: From the press of A. Loudon, Whitehall, 1808-11

Olin Library
E85 .L88
[1977 ed.]

Also in microform:
Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 15449
[1808-1811 ed.]

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Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories Between the Years 1760 and 1776 Alexander Henry New York: I. Riley, 1809

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 17737
[1809 ed.]

Olin Library
F1013 .H5213 1921
[Chicago The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1921]

Olin Library
F1013 .H52 1809a
[Ann Arbor, MI: 1966]

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Merkwürdige und Interessante Lebensgeschichte der Frau von Wallville, Welche Vier Jahre Lang an Einen Irokesen Verheyrathet War Maria Wallville F.G. Gösche, Leipzig, 1809 No CUL Holdings
33
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of War, Relative to Murders Committed by the Indians in the State of Tennessee. Jan. 11, 1813.   Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1813 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 30257
[1813 ed.]
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The Travels of James Dolphin, with an Account of His being Taken by the Indian Savages, and Redeemed by a Spanish Lady in the City of Old Mexico James Dolphin Montpelier, VT: Wright & Sibley, 1812 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 26904
[1812 ed.]
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A Journal: Containing an Accurate and Interesting Account of the Hardships, Sufferings, Battles, Defeat and Captivity of those Heroic Kentucky Volunteers and Regulars, Commanded by General Winchester...Also Two Narratives by Men...Taken Captive by the Indians Elias Darnell Frankfort, KY: Printed by Robert Johnston, 1814

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 31291
(check also: 32192)
[1814 ed.]

Olin Library
E355 .D22 1854
[Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1854]

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Murder of the Whole Family of Samuel Wells, Consisting of His Wife and Sister and Eleven Children, by the Indians   Broadside printed ca. 1813 No CUL Holdings
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An Affecting Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith, who with her Husband and Three Daughters were Taken Prisoners by the Indians   Providence, RI: Printed by L. Scott, 1815 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 33800
Microprint 23 no. 45731
Microprint 23 no. 33802
[all 1815 ed.]
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An Affecting Account of the Tragical Death of Major Swan and of the Captivity of Mrs. Swan and Infant Child, by the Savages Eliza Swan Boston: Printed by H. Trumbull, and for sale by him, 1815 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 36038
[1815 ed.]
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Narrative of Henry Bird, Who Was Carried Away by the Indians, After the Murder of his Whole Family Henry Bird Bridgeport. CT?: s.n., 1815

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 34132 no. 35387
[1815 ed.]

Olin Library
E87 .B61
[Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1973]

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A Narrative of the Life and Death of Lieut. Joseph Morgan Wilcox, who was Massacred by the Creek Indians on the Alabama River compiled from various publications and letters written by his friends and brother officers Marietta, OH: Printed by R. Prentiss, 1816 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 38356
[1816 ed.]
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A Topographical Description of the State of Ohio, Indiana Tterritory, and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rrivers, and their Principal Tributary Streams: The Face of the Country, Soils, Waters, Natural Productions, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral; Ttowns, Villages, Settlements and Improvements: and a Concise Account of the Indian Tribes West of the Mississippi. To which is Added, an Interesting Journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye, while a Captive with the Sioux Nation, on the Waters of the Missouri River. By a late officer in the U. S. army. Jervis Cutler
Edited by Wilcomb E. Washburn
Boston: Published by Charles Williams. J. Belcher, printer, 1812 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 25204
[1812 ed.]

Kroch RMC
F353 .C98
[1812 ed., imperfect copy, lacks p. 219]
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U.S. Congress House: Committee Appointed to Enquire into the Spirit and Manner in Which the War Has Been Waged by the Enemy United States. Congress. House. Washington: A. & G. Way, 1813 Kroch RMC
E357 .W2491 v.3, etc.
[1813 ed.]
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Narrative of the Tragical Death of Mr. Darius Barber and His Seven Children, Who Were Inhumanly Butchered by the Indians in Camden County, Georgia, January 26, 1818: To Which is Added and Account of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Barber Eunice Barber Boston: Printed for David Hazen, 1818 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 43235
[1818 ed.]
36
Shocking Murder by the Savages of Mr. Darius Barber's Family in Georgia; Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Hannah Lweis, and Her Three Children, Who Were Taken Prisoners by the Indians broadside published anonymously Issued with the reprint of the 1818 ed. of Barber, E. Narrative of the tragical death of Darius Barber May be included with record immediately above
36
Narrative of the Captivity and Providential Escape of Mrs. [Jane] Lewis Hannah Lewis New York: 1834 No CUL Holdings
36
A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of James Van Horne: Who was Nine Months a Prisoner by the Indians on the Plains of Michigan James Van Horne Middlebury, VT: [s.n.], 1817 Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 42764
36
The Indian Captive: Or a Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Zadock Steele...to Which is Prefixed an Account of the Burning of Royalton Zadock Steele Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton, 1818

Kroch RMC
E87 .S814
[1818 ed.]

Olin Library
Microprint 23 no. 45795
[1818 ed]

Olin Library
E87 .S81 1908
[Springfield, Mass., The H.R. Huntting Company, 1908]

37

The Escape of Alexander M'Connell of Lexington, Ky. from Captivity by the Indians

  Originally published in Hunt's family almanac, for 1855, by U. Hunt, Philadelphia No CUL Holdings
37

The Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine, a Monthly Publication Devoted to Literature and Science

Vol. 177-179

Adventure with the Indians
Vol. 1, Iss. 6, pp. 353-358 (January 1820)

  Lexington, KY:

Vol. 177-179 - No CUL Holdings

Vol. 1, pp. 353-358 - Available online through ProQuest (American Periodical Series)

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A Tale of Other Times...the History of the Captivity of Jonas Groves with the Indians

In Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette, v. 13, no. 33-34, Aug. 12, 19, 1820

  Serial Publication: Newspaper:
Steubenville, Ohio : James Wilson, 1817-1844
No CUL Holdings
37
The Little Osage Captive: An Authentic Narrative Elias Cornelius Boston, S. T. Armstrong and Crocker & Brewster; New York, J. P. Haven, 1822 No CUL Holdings
37
An Interesting Narrative Anne Jamison J. Patterson: Pittsburgh, 1824 No CUL Holdings
37
A Brief Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Lt. Nathan'l Segar who was Taken Prisoner by the Indians and Carried to Canada During the Revolutionary War Nathaniel Segar Paris, Me.: Printed at the Observer Office, and published at the Oxford Bookstore, 1825 No CUL Holdings
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Narrative of William Biggs While He was a Prisoner with the Kickapoo Indians William Biggs Edwardsville, IL (?), c1826 No CUL Hodlings
38
A Collection of Some of the Most Interesting Narratives of Indian Warfare in the West: Containing an Account of the Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone, One of the First Settlers of Kentucky, Comprehending the Most Important Occurrences Relative to its Early History...to which is Added an Account of the Expeditions of Genl's Harmer [sic.], Scott, Wilkinson, St. Clair, & Wayne Samuel L. Metcalfe Lexington, Ky.: Printed by William G. Hunt, 1821 Kroch RMC
F517 .M58
[1821 ed,]
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Manners and Customs of Several Indian Tribes Located West of the Mississippi John D. Hunter

Philadelphia: Printed and published for the author by J. Maxwell, 1823

London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and Green, 1823

Kroch RMC
E87 .H94
[1823 Philadelphia ed.]

Kroch RMC
E87.H94 M2 1823
[1823 London ed.]

Olin Library
E87 .H94 1957
[Minneapolis, Ross & Haines, 1957]

Uris Library
E87 .H94 1970
[New York, Johnson Reprint Corp., 1970]

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Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania from the Year 1763 Until the Year 1783 Inclusive Joseph Doddridge Wellsburgh, Va.: Printed at the office of the Gazette, for the author, 1824

Kroch RMC
F516 .D64 1824
[1824 ed.]

Olin Library
F516 .D64 1876
[Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1876]

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Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison James E. Seaver Canandaigua, NY: printed by J.D. Bemis, 1824

Kroch RMC
E87.J49 S44 1856
[New York, Auburn, Miller, Orton & Mulligan; Rochester, D.M. Dewey, 1856]

Olin Library (other editions):
E87.J49 S44 1898
E87.J49 S44 1910a
E87.J49 S44 1967
E87.J49 S44 1992

Also available as an e-book via NetLibrary

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A Narrative of the Sufferings of Massy Harbison from Indian Barbarity, Giving an Account of Her Captivity, the Murder of Her 2 Children, Her Escape, with an Infant at Her Breast Massy Harbison Pittsburgh: Printed by S. Engles, 1825 No CUL Holdings
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A Narrative of the Incidents Attending the Capture, Detention, and Ransom of Charles Johnston, of Botetourt County Virginia: who was made prisoner by the Indians, on the river Ohio, in the year 1790 : together with an interesting account of the fate of his companions, five in number, one of whom suffered at the stake: to which are added, sketches of Indian character and manners, with illustrative anecdotes Charles Johnston New-York: Printed by J. & J. Harper, 1827 Kroch RMC
E87 .J72
[1827 ed.]
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The Stolen Boy; or, Little Manuel's Adventures Among the Indians, and His Extraordinary Escape: A Story Founded on Facts Barbara H. Hofland Paris: Truchy's French and English Library, 1835 Kroch RMC
PZ6 .H71
[1835 ed.]
44
Seizure of the Ship Industry, by a Conspiracy, and the Consequent Sufferings of Capt. James Fox and His Companions: Their Captivity Among the Esquimaux Indians in North America; And the Miraculous Escape of the Captain Thomas Tegg