Step back into 1704 Marlborough, Massachusetts, a frontier town on the edge of the wilderness, where life was fragile and danger was never far away. Frontier Captives tells the harrowing true story of Edmund Rice’s grandsons—five young boys kidnapped by Native warriors during Queen Anne’s War—and the extraordinary journey that followed.
Drawing on historical records, family genealogy, and the accounts of early New England historians like Harriet Forbes, this meticulously researched nonfiction book explores the Rice boys’ capture, survival, and the enduring impact on their family. Readers will discover:
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Step back into 1704 Marlborough, Massachusetts, a frontier town on the edge of the wilderness, where life was fragile and danger was never far away. Frontier Captives tells the harrowing true story of Edmund Rice's grandsons-five young boys kidnapped by Native warriors during Queen Anne's War-and the extraordinary journey that followed.Drawing on historical records, family genealogy, and the accounts of early New England historians like Harriet Forbes, this meticulously researched nonfiction book explores the Rice boys' capture, survival, and the enduring impact on their family. Readers will discover: The violent realities of colonial New England and Native-European conflictsHow children were taken in raids and sometimes fully integrated into Native communitiesThe personal grief and resilience of Thomas and Mercy Rice as parents navigating the loss of their sonsThe legacy of Edmund Rice's family across generations in Massachusetts and beyondGenealogical insights that trace the Rice family lineage and connections to modern descendantsPerfect for fans of colonial history, early American frontier stories, captivity narratives, genealogy research, and Marlborough, Massachusetts history, this book is both an emotional journey and a rigorous historical account.Explore a story of survival, cultural conflict, and family legacy that reveals the human side of America's early frontier-and how one family's history reflects the struggles, triumphs, and resilience of an emerging nation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798275091656
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Step back into 1704 Marlborough, Massachusetts, a frontier town on the edge of the wilderness, where life was fragile and danger was never far away. Frontier Captives tells the harrowing true story of Edmund Rice's grandsons-five young boys kidnapped by Native warriors during Queen Anne's War-and the extraordinary journey that followed.Drawing on historical records, family genealogy, and the accounts of early New England historians like Harriet Forbes, this meticulously researched nonfiction book explores the Rice boys' capture, survival, and the enduring impact on their family. Readers will discover: The violent realities of colonial New England and Native-European conflictsHow children were taken in raids and sometimes fully integrated into Native communitiesThe personal grief and resilience of Thomas and Mercy Rice as parents navigating the loss of their sonsThe legacy of Edmund Rice's family across generations in Massachusetts and beyondGenealogical insights that trace the Rice family lineage and connections to modern descendantsPerfect for fans of colonial history, early American frontier stories, captivity narratives, genealogy research, and Marlborough, Massachusetts history, this book is both an emotional journey and a rigorous historical account.Explore a story of survival, cultural conflict, and family legacy that reveals the human side of America's early frontier-and how one family's history reflects the struggles, triumphs, and resilience of an emerging nation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798275091656
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