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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressCaptivity narratives have been a standard genre of writings about Native Americans of the East for several centuries. Until now, the West has been almost entirely neglected. Now Gregory and Susan Michno have rectified that with this painstakenly researched collection of vivid and often brutal accounts of what happened to those men and women and children that were captured by marauding Indians during the settlement of the West.
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Michigan natives Gregory and Susan Michno have researched western history together for many years, and between them, written numerous books and articles; this is their first joint publication. Using military and newspaper reports, and family histories and interviews with people captured by Indians, the Michnos have assembled a collection of 100-plus graphic accounts of what it was like to be an Indian captive in the West--how the individuals became prisoners, how they survived, and the effects of their captivity on their later lives. The material is grouped into nine chronological and geographical chapters: revolutionary Texas; Republican Texas; wagon trains, emigrants and travelers; pre-Civil War Texas; the Minnesota uprising; Civil War years; the Central Plains; Reconstruction Texas; and the last captives. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Indexed primarily by name. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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