Indian captive : the story of Mary Jemison / written and illustrated by Lois Lenski.
Captured, as a child, by the Seneca Indians, Mary stays with the tribe even when given a chance to return to her own people.
Record details
- Physical Description: 269 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., [1941]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaf at end).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Come what may -- The long journey -- Fort Duquesne -- Seneca Town -- Lost in sorrow -- A singing bird -- Slow weaving -- A second captivity -- By the falling waters -- Old Fallenash-- Running Deer -- Porcupine quills -- Willing sacrifice -- A new cooking pot -- The rattlesnake -- Born of a long ripening.
- Awards Note:
- Newbery Honor Book, 1942.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | HIST JUV LENS 1941 | 247385 | Historical | Reshelving | - |