Title Indian captive : the story of Mary Jemison / written and illustrated by Lois Lenski.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : HarperTrophy, A division of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1995.
	©1941

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Location	Call No.	Status
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	J LENSKI	Check Shelf
Granby, F.H. Cossitt Branch - Children's	JB JEMISON	Check Shelf
Granby, Main Library - Children's Room	JB JEMISON	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J LENSKI	Check Shelf
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Children's Department	JUV. 818 L573IN	Check Shelf

Edition	1st Harper Trophy ed.
Description	xvi, 298, [4] pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 301).
Note	Paperbound.
	Copyright renewed: 1969.
	Reprint. Originally published: New York : Lippincott, 1941.
Contents	Come what may -- Long journey -- Fort Duquesne -- Seneca town -- Lost in sorrow -- Singing bird -- Slow weaving -- Second captivity -- By the falling waters -- Old fallenash -- Running deer -- Porcupine quills -- Willing sacrifice -- New cooking pot -- Rattlesnake -- Born of a long ripening.
Summary	A fictional retelling of the experiences of twelve-year-old Mary Jemison, who after being captured by a Shawnee war party during the French and Indian War, is rescued and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters with whom she ultimately chooses to stay.
Awards	Newbery Honor Book, 1942
Subject	Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
	Seneca Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
	Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833 (OCoLC)fst00013102
Genre/Form	Fiction.
	Paperbacks.
Subject	Indian captivities -- Juvenile fiction.
	Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833 -- Fiction.
Genre/Form	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Subject	Seneca Indians. (OCoLC)fst01112448
Genre/Form	Newbery Medal Honor book -- 1942.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject	Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833 -- Juvenile fiction.
	Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction.
	Indian captivities. (OCoLC)fst00969063
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Captivities -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN	0064461629 (pbk.)
	9780064461627 (pbk.)
	9780780746688 (Perfection Learning bdg.)
	0780746686 (Perfection Learning bdg.)

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