Mary Rowlandson publishes an account of her captivity among Indians

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.6: Indigenous Writing and Culture of North America - United States.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University)

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Date of occurrence 1682

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United States (Location)

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First Nations/Indigenous US-American

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In 1682

The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

was published. The book was colonist Mary Rowlandson's (1637 - 1710) account of her 11 week captivity by Native Americans, detailing murder, the death of one of her children, and her enduring religious faith in the face of harsh conditions and depression. It was widely read by her contemporaries.

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