The Capture and Escape (Classic Reprint): Or, Life Among the Sioux: Or, Life Among the Sioux (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Survival, memory, and a pioneer's journey through the plains
This memoir recounts a Westward journey across the 1860s plains, weaving personal history with vivid scenes of emigrant life, frontier hardship, and encounters with Sioux tribes. It blends travelogue with intimate reflections on home, courage, and the costs of expansion.
This edition presents a firsthand account of captivity, search for loved ones, and the challenges of crossing the Platte and navigating violent frontier events. It offers a window into the era’s perspectives, while grounding the narrative in personal loss, resilience, and a sense of place on the western frontier.- Read about the day-to-day life of emigrants traveling by wagon trains and the landscapes they crossed
- Learn how captivity and encounters with Native communities shaped a traveler’s view of the era
- Follow the narrator’s memories, loyalties, and efforts to survive and reunite with family
- Experience historical moments that illuminate the dynamics of settlement and the personal costs of expansion
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The attack was at Little box-elder Creek, in Idaho Territory. I was of that unfortunate com pany; and, after this interval, which has brought desolation and death among [the frontier people, I have endeavored to narrate briefly my experience with the Indians, and to record some observations of Indian life and character.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book by the author chronicles their captivity with the Sioux and other Native American peoples after their wagon train was attacked on the plains in the 1860s. The authorās personal account offers a rare glimpse into the daily life and culture of the Sioux, as well as the challenges, perils, and adventures of surviving in the unforgiving and volatile environment of the untamed West. The authorās intimate relationship with her captors, many of whom were women and children, and her harrowing escape, combine to tell a unique story of hardship, despair, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331838340_0
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