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Taking of Jemima Boone

by Matthew Pearl

CaptivityIndian captivitiesHistoryIndians of North AmericaPolitical kidnappingsUnited States Colonization

Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of thirteen-year-old Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter, by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and the ensuing battle with reverberations that nobody could predict.

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Book data: Open Library