Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 584 Seaver, James E. (James Everett) 1787 1827 Seaver, James Everett A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison Text file produced by Robert Connal, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison" by James E. Seaver is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book tells the life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured by Native Americans at the age of twelve during the French and Indian War and subsequently adopted into their culture. It offers insights into her personal experiences, including the brutal murder of her family, her life among the Indians, and her eventual integration into their society. The opening of the narrative introduces Mary Jemison's tragic backstory, detailing her family's emigration from Ireland, their settlement in Pennsylvania, and the events leading up to her capture. The reader learns about her childhood and the ominous signs that presaged her fate, as well as the immediate aftermath of her family's murder. The narrative sets the stage for the exploration of her emotional turmoil, cultural adaptation, and the stark realities of her captivity, offering a compelling glimpse into the life of a woman who navigated two very different worlds amidst the turbulence of colonial America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jemison, Mary, 1743-1833 Seneca Indians E011 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 345278 2025-07-03T09:37:55.596052 text/html 346862 2013-06-24T09:57:18 text/html 200205 2025-07-03T09:38:02.625023 application/epub+zip 205248 2025-07-03T09:37:58.790996 application/epub+zip 188437 2025-07-03T09:37:57.596020 application/epub+zip 399747 2025-07-03T09:38:05.670980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374433 2025-07-03T09:38:01.858049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345011 2022-09-04T03:51:49.204441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302281 2025-07-03T09:37:54.988025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302061 2013-06-24T09:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18541 2025-07-03T09:38:05.797997 application/rdf+xml 15950 2025-07-03T09:37:58.088000 image/jpeg 3647 2025-07-03T09:37:57.840024 image/jpeg 116495 2013-06-24T09:58:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 111775 2013-06-24T09:58:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 195278 2025-07-03T09:37:55.622020 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog