Author: Demos, John,
Title: The Unredeemed Captive: a family story from early America.
Description: NY, Knopf, 1994. VG in VG DJ. A French & Indian war party opened fire on the lightly fortified town of Deerfield, MA, in 1704 and the Indians managed. to capture minister John Williams and his family. This family & more than 100 of their neighbors by French speaking converts to Catholicism. Two and a half years later Williams was released but his daughter Eunice remained behind which began a long efford to redeem her. Rev. Williams worst fears were realized when it was discovered she was not held against her will but had forgotten how to speak English, had married a young Mohawk man and would not return to Deerfield.

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