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The Boy Captives: An Incident of the Indian War of 1695
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This history recounts an episode from the 1695 Indian War in colonial New England, in which boys are taken captive, as told by American writer John Greenleaf Whittier. It suits readers interested in early American frontier history and Whittier's prose.
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).
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