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Based on true events, “The Mourning Wars” is a gripping, powerful, and utterly memorable historical novel. In 1704, Mohawk Indians attacked the frontier village of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing 50 and kidnapping 112 more, including John Williams, a Puritan minister and prize hostage, and his children.
This is Eunice's remarkable story, fictionalized but based on meticulous research, about a seven-year-old girl's separation from her family, harrowing march to Canada, gradual acceptance of her new Native American life, and ultimate decision at 16 to marry an Indian and reject her stern father's pleadings to return to the fold.
This is Eunice's remarkable story, fictionalized but based on meticulous research, about a seven-year-old girl's separation from her family, harrowing march to Canada, gradual acceptance of her new Native American life, and ultimate decision at 16 to marry an Indian and reject her stern father's pleadings to return to the fold.
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"[Steinmetz's] leisurely paced narrative with its poetic attention to detail and insight into character may serve interested readers with a more contemporary and respectful perspective than older 'Indian Captive' stories."
Kirkus Reviews
"Eunice's largely imagined life makes a fascinating story with a setting that is vividly and dramatically evoked."
Booklist
"Steinmetz's scrupulous research is apparent in her detailed account of Canienga customs as well as 'Queen Anne's War,' which pitted natives and the French against the English… This is a richly poetic, thoughtful book that offers an intimately imagined perspective on compelling historical events."
Publishers Weekly