Indian captive
The Story of Mary Jemison
About this book
A fictional retelling of the experiences of twelve-year-old Mary Jemison, who after being captured by a Shawnee war party during the French and Indian War, is rescued and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters with whom she ultimately chooses to stay.
Subjects
- children's fiction
- fiction
- frontier and pioneer life
- historical fiction
- indian captivities
- indian captivities, fiction
- indians of north america
- indians of north america, seneca indians, fiction
- jemison, mary, 1743-1833
- juvenile fiction
- newbery honor
- seneca indians