Fr. 56.90

Puritans Among the Indians - Accounts of Captivity and Redemption, 16761724

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Klappentext These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians gripped the imagination not only of early settlers but also of American writers through our history. "Puritans among the Indians" presents! in modern spelling! the best of the New England narratives. These both delineate the social and ideological struggle between the captors and the settlers! and constitute a dramatic rendition of the Puritans' spiritual struggle for redemption. Zusammenfassung These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians have gripped the imaginations of American writers through our history. The book presents the best of the New England narratives! delineating the social and ideological struggle between captors and settlers! and constituting a dramatic rendition of a spiritual struggle for redemption. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors' Preface Cups of Common Calamity: Puritan Captivity Narratives as Literature and History 1. Mary Rowlandson! "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God" 2. "Quentin Stockwell's Relation of His Captivity and Redemption!" Reported by Increase Mather 3. John Gyles! "Memoirs of Odd Adventures! Strange Deliverances! etc." 4. Cotton Mather! "New Assaults from the Indians" and "The Condition of the Captives" 5. "A Narrative of Hannah Swarton Containing Wonderful Passages Relating to Her Captivity and Deliverance!"

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