The Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson : A Quaker Kidnapped by Native Americans in 1725

Samuel Bownas

ISBN 10: 0954475933 / ISBN 13: 9780954475932

Published by Simon Webb, Durham, 2007

About this Item

Simon Webb, Durham, 2007. Pictorial soft cover, stapled. Book Condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. appears little read. Scarce book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson : A Quaker Kidnapped by Native Americans in 1725
• Publisher: Simon Webb, Durham
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954475933
• ISBN 13: 9780954475932
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

'On the 27th of the sixth month, called August, 1725, my husband and all our men-servants being abroad, eleven Indians, armed with tomahawks and guns, who had some time before been skulking about the fields, and watching an opportunity of our men’s absence, came furiously into the house...'Thus begins the story of the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, 'taken in substance from her own mouth' by the English Quaker Samuel Bownas.This book contains the complete text of Bownas's 1760 edition, with an introduction and notes designed to explain the background to this extraordinary true story.For the print edition, please search Amazon for ISBN 978-0-9544759-3-2.

About the Author

Quaker author Simon Webb lives near the historic English city of Durham, and has produced over forty books, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.