A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe

E822086

18th-century American literature captivity narrative non-fiction book

A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe is an 18th-century American captivity narrative recounting Jemima Howe’s abduction and hardships during frontier conflicts between colonists and Native Americans.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century American literature ⓘ captivity narrative ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Native American raid on a frontier settlement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	abduction of Jemima Howe ⓘ hardships in Native American captivity ⓘ life on the colonial American frontier ⓘ
documents	conditions of prisoners held by Native Americans ⓘ movement of captives through frontier regions ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Jemima Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	female experience in captivity ⓘ frontier violence ⓘ survival under captivity ⓘ
genre	autobiographical narrative ⓘ captivity narrative ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective	first-person account ⓘ
hasTheme	cultural encounter ⓘ endurance ⓘ family loss ⓘ religious providence ⓘ survival and resilience ⓘ violence on the frontier ⓘ
historicalContext	British colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial–Native American relations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literarySignificance	example of Protestant captivity testimony ⓘ example of early American women’s life writing ⓘ
literaryTradition	American Indian captivity narrative tradition ⓘ
mainSubject	French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian captivity ⓘ Jemima Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ frontier warfare ⓘ
portrays	conflict between colonists and Native Americans ⓘ family separation ⓘ religious faith under hardship ⓘ
setting	New England frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	18th century ⓘ French and Indian War era ⓘ
usedAsSourceFor	studies of captivity narratives ⓘ studies of colonial frontier life ⓘ studies of women in early America ⓘ

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