Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Mary White Rowlandson 1682
Mary Rowlandson recounts her captivity among Native Americans during King Philip’s War in 1676 and her eventual release after nearly three months. Interweaving accounts of hardship, displacement, and survival with biblical reflection, the work became a foundational example of the American captivity narrative and an important document of Puritan colonial life.
1h 26m reading time