Biography
The Unredeemed Captive
1994·326 pages
A Bancroft Prize history of the 1704 Deerfield raid and a Puritan girl who chose life with her Mohawk captors.
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A Bancroft Prize history of the 1704 Deerfield raid and a Puritan girl who chose life with her Mohawk captors.
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The setting for this haunting and encyclopedically researched work of history is colonial Massachusetts, where English Puritans first endeavored to "civilize" a "savage" native populace. There, in February 1704, a French and Indian war party descended on the village of Deerfield, abducting a Puritan minister and his children. Although John Williams was eventually released, his daughter horrified the family by staying with her captors and marrying a Mohawk husband.Out of this incident, Bancroft P...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Captive's marriage to a Mohawk man is central; no sexual content
Violence & gore
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Deerfield massacre; captives killed on forced march, including children
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Puritan-Catholic conflict; conversion and spiritual redemption central
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Colonial English-French-Native conflict and cultural negotiations
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Child abduction and captivity; family deaths on forced march
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