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The sovereignty and goodness of God : together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed : being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and related documents by Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711; Salisbury, Neal is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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In February 1676, during King Philip's War, the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by a party of Nipmuck Indians and completely destroyed. As relief from Concord approached, the attackers withdrew, taking with them 24 captives, including Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and her three children. For almost three months the little family was forced to live with their captors and endure exposure to a New England winter.The youngest child, who had been injured during the attack, failed to survive. Eventually ransom was paid and the family released. Mrs. Rowlandson's account of her experience was published in 1682. It became a"best-seller" of its day and created a new literary genre, the captivity narrative. Such accounts were in part responsible for the mistrust and hatred of the Indians that plagued the country for centuries. It is also the first publication in English by a woman in the New World.

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Author
Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711; Salisbury, Neal
Publisher
Bedford Books/St. Martin's
Published
1997
Language
EN
ISBN
9780312111519
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Music, History
Rating
2.91 / 5 (267 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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