INDIAN CAPTIVITIES or
LIFE IN THE WIGWAM; Being True Narratives of Captives Who Have Been Carried Away by The Indians, From the Frontier Settlements of the United States, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. By Samuel G. Drake, Miller, Orton & Mulligan, New York and Auburn, 1855.
 
Native American
Vintage from the 1850s
 
This fascinating narrative details the trials of men, women, and children captured by Indians from 1528 to 1836. The thirty-one captives whose stories are contained herein lived in nine states from Maine to Florida and as far west as Ohio. 
 
Dark blue cloth with gilt spine title. The cover is heavily rubbed and the gilt on the title is all but rubbed away. The paper over the inside cover is heavily worn away and the inner joint is weak and very worn. The text block is mostly secure with scattered light foxing and some dog ears. About 7-3/4 x 5 with 367 pp. plus index. Scarce hardcover book in poor plus condition.