Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
| Year of Publication |
1941
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
269 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Frederick A. Stokes
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| City |
Philadelphia
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| Abstract |
A novelized biography of Mary Jemison, who was kidnapped by Shawnee Indians and assimilated into Seneca culture, later choosing not to return to white society.
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| Notes |
Won the 1942 Newbury Medal for children’s literature.
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| Author Biography |
Lois Lenski (1893-1974), born in Springfield, Ohio and educated at Ohio State University, was a Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator.
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| Time |
1758-63
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