Berkeley Jail
Prison, Loyalty, Love, Native Americans
The narrator recounts the story of the Vassal family, whose only surviving member and an old family servant rescue a Native American man, held for the murder of a local white property owner.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
<em>The Atlantic Souvenir</em>, Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1831: 13-53
Carey and Lea
1831
Shawn Riggins, Ciara Freeman, D. Gussman
English
Amy Cranstoun
Love, Religion, Native Americans, Abduction, Tragedy
Amy Cranstoun, an orphan, lives with her religious aunt and uncle in a Providence community. Her aunt attempts to convince Amy to reject her frivolous behavior and settle down to marry. Unbeknownst to her aunt, Amy is having an affair with Lovell Reeve, a controversial figure in the religious community. One night, when Amy is secretly meeting with Reeve, she is abducted by Native Americans. Amy grows close with a Native American, Matunno, who is falling in love with her. Lovell Reeve's desperate search for Amy allows her family to accept him. However, a Native American woman, Telula, is spiteful towards Amy, because she loves Mantunno. Telula's actions lead to tragedy.
Sedgwick, Catherine M., the author of "Redwood" and "Hope Leslie."
"Amy Cranstoun." By the author of "Redwood" and "Hope Leslie." In The Magnolia, edited by Henry W. Herbert, 145-76. New York, 1836 [pub. 1835]. Volume reissued as The Snow Flake, 145-76. New York, 1853
The Magnolia (1836), The Snow Flake (1853)
1835
S. Riggins
English
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