UID:
almahu_9949625752102882
Format:
1 online resource (xxv, 114 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781399503433 (ebook)
Content:
This book is the first scholarly edition of the most popular Native American captivity narrative published in eighteenth-century Britain. In this fully annotated modern version, Timothy J. Shannon re-acquaints modern readers with this popular North American captivity narrative, featuring a Scottish protagonist. He tells the story of Peter Williamson, a native of Aberdeen, who claimed he was kidnapped into indentured servitude in North America, lived as a captive among Indians there, and then fought as a soldier in the Seven Years' War until he was taken prisoner by the French. After returning to Britain, Williamson peddled his tale while dressed in Indian costume, and he eventually settled in Edinburgh, where he became known as 'Indian Peter'.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Nov 2023).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Editor's Introduction --
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Suggestions for Further Reading --
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Acknowledgments --
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A Note on the Text --
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French and Indian Cruelty Exemplified in the Life and various vicissitudes of Fortune of Peter Williamson --
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Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781399503419
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781399503433/type/BOOK
