Indian Captive
The true story of Mary Jemison.
Retold by Lois Lenski
This book was published in 1941 by the harpercollins printing company in New York. It has 147 pages. I found this book in my scool library.
The true story of Mary Jemison.
Retold by Lois Lenski
This book was published in 1941 by the harpercollins printing company in New York. It has 147 pages. I found this book in my scool library.
Mary Jemison lives with her father, mother, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters on their farm in Pennsylvania. It is the year 1758 and they farm corn for a living. Marys father calls her corn tassel because her hair is the colour of corn. He jokes that she doesnt have to worry about Indians because if they saw her they would think she was a stalk of corn and pass her by.
Then one day her house is attacked by Indian warriors. They take her and her younger brother separate from the rest of her family as they travel. When they arrive at the indian camp, she and her brother are separated. She learns to work in the corn and make pots out of river clay. The indians call her corn tassel, reminding her of her father. She learns to work, play, and llive like an indian.
One day a man comes to the camp. He is an englishmen. Her ' sisters' tell her to go hide in the corn field from the drunk native man who wants to sell her to him so he can buy more 'fire water' But when the choice comes to her to either go with th englishmen or stay with her new family, which will she choose?
Christian Perspective
I think that this book could have been written in a more christian perspective but it did have christianity in it. Mary would sometimes pray and recite the lords prayer but she didnt really ask God to help her very much. If she had of handled her problems in a more christian way and prayed more I probably would have liked it more.
Then one day her house is attacked by Indian warriors. They take her and her younger brother separate from the rest of her family as they travel. When they arrive at the indian camp, she and her brother are separated. She learns to work in the corn and make pots out of river clay. The indians call her corn tassel, reminding her of her father. She learns to work, play, and llive like an indian.
One day a man comes to the camp. He is an englishmen. Her ' sisters' tell her to go hide in the corn field from the drunk native man who wants to sell her to him so he can buy more 'fire water' But when the choice comes to her to either go with th englishmen or stay with her new family, which will she choose?
Christian Perspective
I think that this book could have been written in a more christian perspective but it did have christianity in it. Mary would sometimes pray and recite the lords prayer but she didnt really ask God to help her very much. If she had of handled her problems in a more christian way and prayed more I probably would have liked it more.
My thoughts
I liked this book because it tells about how the senecas live their everyday life and it tells about their culture and ways of life. I reccomend this book to people who like hearing about other cultures and like biographies.
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