Puritans Among the Indians: Accounts of Captivity and Redemption, 1676-1724Alden T. Vaughan, Edward W Clark 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. |
Contents
MARY ROWLANDSON THE SOVEREIGNTY AND GOODNESS OF GOD | 31 |
QUENTIN STOCKWELLS RELATION OF HIS CAPTIVITY AND REDEMPTION REPORTED BY INCREASE MATHER | 79 |
JOHN GYLES MEMOIRS OF ODD ADVENTURES STRANGE DELIVERANCES ETC | 93 |
COTTON MATHER NEW ASSAULTS FROM THE INDIANS AND THE CONDITION OF THE CAPTIVES | 135 |
A NARRATIVE OF HANNAH SWARTON CONTAINING WONDERFUL PASSAGES RELATING TO HER CAPTIVITY AND DELIVERANCE R... | 147 |
COTTON MATHER A NARRATIVE OF HANNAH DUSTANS NOTABLE DELIVERANCE FROM CAPTIVITY | 161 |
RETURNING TO ZION | 167 |
ELIZABETH HANSON GODS MERCY SURMOUNTING MANS CRUELTY | 229 |
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