£150
The story of Mary Jemison. JAMES E. SEAVER. 'A Narrative of The Life of Mrs Mary Jemison, Who Was Taken By The Indians, In The Year 1755....Murder of Her Father and His Family....Her Marriage to Two Indians...,' original publishers boards, chips and loss to spine, rubbed, ink owner signature to titlepage, toning and spotting throughout, Longman et al, London, 1827. "Mary Jemison, who lived her entire adult life among the Seneca Indians, is probably the most famous captive of the nineteenth century. The text remains one of our best accounts of the history and culture of the Senecas, with the appendices presenting Mrs. Jemisons firsthand descriptions of feasts, religion, dances, government, funerals, and agriculture" (Siebert)
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