The Indian captivity narrative, 1550-1900 / Derounian-Stodola, Kathryn Zabelle

Survey of narratives chronicling the unpredictable encounters between Native Americans and newcomers.

Analzyes Indian captivity narratives written between 1550 and 1900, discussing the mythology of such narratives, their historical value, and images of Native Americans and of women in the literature; and examining Mary Rowlandson's "True History, " of 1682.