The Catholic Iroquois
Catholic missionaries on the Canadian colonial frontier; Native captivity, conversion.
The historical story of Pere Mesnard is combined with an account of a young Native captive who becomes a Catholic martyr.
Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Tales and Sketches.
Carey, Lea, & Blanchard.
1835
D. Gussman
First published in The Atlantic Souvenir, 72-103. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & Lea, 1826. Also collected (with editorial changes) in Stories of American Life, vol. 3., edited by Mary Russell Mitford. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830.
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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