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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

James E Seaver

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ISBN10: 9377467330
ISBN13: 9789377467333
Publisher: DD Sales and Distributors
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by James E. Seaver is a compelling early American captivity narrative that recounts the extraordinary life of Mary Jemison, who was captured during the French and Indian War and adopted into the Seneca Nation. Based on Jemison's own recollections as recorded by Seaver, this remarkable memoir chronicles her transformation from a frontier settler's daughter to a fully integrated member of Native American society. The narrative provides vivid insight into eighteenth-century frontier life, Indigenous culture, cross-cultural identity, and the complex realities of colonial America. Blending biography, oral history, and historical documentation, the book offers a rare perspective on Native American-European relations and the social dynamics of early American expansion. Essential for readers interested in American history, Native American studies, women's history, frontier narratives, and colonial-era memoirs, this classic work remains a significant primary source in early American literature.

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