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Indian captive : the story of Mary Jemison / written and illustrated by Lois Lenski.

Lenski, Lois, 1893-1974 (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

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.
Subject:
Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833 > Juvenile fiction.
Seneca Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Juvenile fiction.
Indian captivities.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library HIST JUV LENS 1941 247385 Historical Reshelving -