Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family

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captivity narrative early American literature work non-fiction book

"Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family" is an early American captivity narrative recounting the abduction and hardships endured by Benjamin Gilbert and his family on the late 18th-century frontier.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	captivity narrative ⓘ early American literature work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describesEvent	abduction of Benjamin Gilbert and his family ⓘ hardships during captivity ⓘ
genre	captivity narrative ⓘ
hasNarrativeForm	first-person account ⓘ
hasPerspective	Euro-American settler perspective ⓘ
historicalContext	post-Revolutionary American frontier ⓘ
intendedAudience	Anglo-American readers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	early American period ⓘ
literaryTradition	American captivity narrative tradition ⓘ
mainSubject	Benjamin Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert family NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian captivity ⓘ frontier life in North America ⓘ
narrativeLocation	North American frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrays	relations between settlers and Native Americans ⓘ religious and moral reflection during suffering ⓘ violence on the American frontier ⓘ
theme	cultural encounter ⓘ family separation ⓘ religious faith under trial ⓘ suffering ⓘ survival ⓘ
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
usedAsSourceFor	studies of Native–settler relations in early America ⓘ studies of captivity narratives ⓘ studies of early American frontier history ⓘ

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American frontier captivity narratives → hasNotableExample → Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family ⓘ