Puritans among the Indians: Accounts of Captivity and Redemption, 1676–1724

by Alden T. Vaughan (Editor)

These eight reports by white settlers held captive by Indians gripped the imagination not only of early settlers but also of American writers through our history. Puritans among the Indians presents, in modern spelling, the best of the New England narratives. These both delineate the social and ideological struggle between the captors and the settlers, and constitute a dramatic rendition of the Puritans’ spiritual struggle for redemption.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American

286 pages, Paperback

First published June 22, 1981

About the author

Alden Vaughan has been an Affiliate Professor at Clark since 2002, and since 1994 a Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, where he taught for 33 years. His research examines British America in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, especially the interaction of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans.

Reviews

[Jan Beekman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye opening report on 8 stories of first settlers being taken by the Indians in the early 1700's.