In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenski reconstructs the real-life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised among the Seneca Indians. Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this Newbery Honor novel is an unforgettable tale. Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took for granted her peaceful days on her family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever. When a band of warriors invades the Jemisons' house and takes the family captive, Mary is separated from her parents and siblings. She travels with the Indians to southern Ohio and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in what is now western New York. Mary's new life is not easy. She misses her family terribly and is unaccustomed to Seneca ways. But even after her several unsuccessful attempts to run away, the Indians are kind to Mary and teach her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. She develops deep bonds with the animals and even her captors. When Mary is finally given the chance to return to the world she had inhabited, she struggles with her newfound feelings.
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
- SKU:
- UPC:
- 9780064461627
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2/18/1995
- Release Date:
- 2/18/1995
- Author:
- Lenski, Lois
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- Reprint
- Pages:
- 320

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