In the Hands of the SenecasThese stories tell how the Indians captured pioneer women on the warring frontier in revolutionary New York, how the rigours of frontier life affected the women and how, in many cases, they were equal to the situation. The book is organised as a series of loosely-related narratives. |
Contents
Foreword by Frank Bergmann xiii | 3 |
Caty Breen | 34 |
Delia Borst | 69 |
Martha Dygart | 103 |
Ellen Mitchel | 133 |
Dygartsbush | 172 |
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