Captives, 1677

Captives, 1677
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781465317148
ISBN-13 : 1465317147
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Book Synopsis Captives, 1677 by : Stuart Vaughan

Download or read book Captives, 1677 written by Stuart Vaughan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A band of Indians attacked Hatfield, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1677, burning, looting, and killing. They carried off seventeen people, mostly women and children. Their destination, on foot, was Canada. Among them were Martha Waite, pregnant, and her three girls, ages two, four, and six. Captives, 1677, the story of this first Indian/Canadian kidnapping, is a stirring novel of courageous survival, love, and rescue. It follows the captives terrible ordeal and the rescue mission of Marthas husband Benjamin Waite and his friend Stephen Jennings from Hatfield, to Count Frontenacs court in Quebec, and back to Massachusetts with the captives triumphal return. A forgotten saga of American heroism is brought to vivid life in Captives, 1677.


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