A thrilling narrative of Indian captivity : dispatches from the Dakota War / Mary Butler Renville ; edited by Carrie Reber Zeman and Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola ; foreword by Gwen N. Westerman.

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Renville, Mary Butler, 1830-1895

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9780803243446
0803243448
9786613664518
6613664510

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Thrilling narrative of Indian captivity.DDC classification:

973.7 23

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E83.86 .R46 2012eb

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Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on Editorial Procedure; Pronunciation Guide for Dakota Iapi; Historical Introduction; Literary Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Addenda; H. D. Cunningham's Statement; Appendix A: Correspondence betweenthe Dakota Camps and Authorities,September-October 1862

Appendix B: Selected Correspondenceof John B. Renville and Mary A.Renville, 1862-1888Notes; Bibliography; Index

Summary: "This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles' experiences as 'captives' among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors' unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers"--Provided by publisher.

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Originally published: 1863.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles' experiences as 'captives' among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors' unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers"--Provided by publisher.

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Appendix B: Selected Correspondenceof John B. Renville and Mary A.Renville, 1862-1888Notes; Bibliography; Index

English.

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