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Calico Captive 🔍
Speare, Elizabeth George Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston, ©1957
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From a Newbery Medal–winning author, an “exciting novel” about a colonial girl's experience during the French and Indian War (Saturday Review). In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister's baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history. “Vital and vivid, this short novel based on the actual captivity of a pre-Revolutionary girl of Charlestown, New Hampshire, presents American history with force and verve.” —Kirkus Reviews
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lgrsfic/R:\0day\eng\tuebl 111000 2015-02 files\Speare, Elizabeth George-Calico Captive.epub
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George Speare, Elizabeth, Mars, W. T.
Alternative author
Elizabeth George Speare, W. T. Mars
Alternative publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Alternative publisher
Clarion Books
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Holt McDougal
Alternative edition
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., [N.p.], 2001
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United States, United States of America
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Illustrated, PS, 2001
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October 29, 2001
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New York, 1985
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1, 2001
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<p>In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.<br> It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail.<br> Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history.</p> <p>Based on an actual narrative diary, written by a New Hampshire girl captured in an Indian raid during the French and Indian war and taken to live in Montreal.</p>
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<p><p>in The Year 1754, The Stillness Of Charlestown, New Hampshire, Is Shattered By The Terrifying Cries Of An Indian Raid. Young Miriam Willard, On A Day That Had Promised New Happiness, Finds Herself Instead A Captive On A Forest Trail, Caught Up In The Ebb And Flow Of The French And Indian War.<br> It Is A Harrowing March North. Miriam Can Only Force Herself To The Next Stopping Place, The Next Small Portion Of Food, The Next Icy Stream To Be Crossed. At The End Of The Trail Waits A Life Of Hard Work And, Perhaps, Even A Life Of Slavery. Mingled With Her Thoughts Of Phineas Whitney, Her Sweetheart On His Way To Harvard, Is The Crying Of Her Sister&#8217;s Baby, Captive, Born On The Trail.<br> Miriam And Her Companions Finally Reach Montreal, A City Of Shifting Loyalties Filled With The Intrigue Of War, And Here, By A Sudden Twist Of Fortune, Miriam Meets The Prominent Du Quesne Family, Who Introduce Her To A Life She Has Never Imagined. Based On An Actual Narrative Diary Published In 1807, Calico Captive Skillfully Reenacts An Absorbing Facet Of History.<p></p><h3>horn Book</h3><p>superior Historical Fiction.</p>
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In Colonial America, the Johnson family are captured by Indians & forced on a long trek. In August 1754, on the brink of the French and Indian War, James Johnson, his wife Susanna, and their children were captured in an Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire. Retelling of story as it might have happened
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A historical novel based on an actual narrative. In 1754, on the brink of the French and Indian war, young Miriam Willard and her older sister's family are captured in an Indian raid on Charleston, N.H., where they are held for ransom
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