Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took her peaceful days on her family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania for granted. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever. A band of warriors invaded the house and took the Jemison family captive. Mary was separated from her parents and brothers and sister. She traveled 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 was not easy. She missed her family terribly, and she was unaccustomed to Seneca ways. Several times she even tried to run away. But the Indians were kind to her and taught her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. She became a sister to animals and to all growing things. Then Mary was finally given the chance to return to the world of white men. But she had also become a sister to the Indians. How could she leave them?Based on a true story, here is the unforgettable tale of the legendary "White Woman of the Genesee."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Perfection Learning Corporation
ISBN-10
0780746686
ISBN-13
9780780746688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84392564
Product Key Features
Book Title
Indian Captive : the Story of Mary Jemison
Author
Lois Lenski
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Biographical / United States, Action & Adventure / General, General, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, People & Places / United States / Native American