12mo. pp. 248. contemporary calf (very worn, moderate foxing throughout, few marginal tears). Sixth Enlarged Edition. "One of the most famous and most popular captivity narratives.As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty, [it] ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative, published in 1682." (Howes) The Reverend Williams, in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians in 1703, was carried off to Canada along with his family and other members of the community, his wife and two of his children being tomahawked along the way. The narrative was originally published in Boston in 1707; added for the first time in the present edition is the Historical Sketch of Deerfield by John Taylor (pp. 198-220). Evans 39104. Howes W-461. Sabin 104270. Shaw & Shoemaker 3560. cfField (listing 6th edn. as published in 1795). cfAyer 311. cfTPL 141. cfGagnon I 3712-13 & II 2263-64.

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The Redeemed Captive Returning To Zion: Or, A Faithful History Of Remarkable Occurrences In The Captivity And Deliverance Of Mr. John Williams.

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Greenfield, Mass.: Thomas Dickman, 1800 [i.e. 1802].

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1802

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