{"product_id":"a-thrilling-narrative-of-indian-captivity-dispatches-from-the-dakota-war-paperback-softback-9781496243386","title":"A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity; Dispatches from the Dakota War (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496243386","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDispatches from the Dakota War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Butler Renville (Author), Carrie Reber Zeman (Edited by), Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496243386\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 5 photographs, 9 illustrations, 4 maps, 2 appendixes, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“[The editors] have provided splendid introductions and meticulous and helpful annotations that allow readers to appreciate the importance of this account. Zeman’s historical introduction is a scholarly tour de force that reflects an impressive knowledge of the relevant sources and also a good sense of what is significant. . . . It is a complex story that is here well told and convincing. . . . It is an outstanding work.”-Raymond DeMallie, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk’s Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This is an impressive and extremely important contribution to our understanding of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War. . . . Mary Renville’s account, enriched by her husband John’s presence at a number of council meetings, offers a perspective that qualitatively differs from other captivity narratives.”-Mary Wingerd, author of \u003ci\u003eNorth Country: The Making of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A fantastically detailed annotation of the narrative, explaining the political, economic, and kinship connections between Dakota and non-Dakota figures alike and explaining the identities and histories of even the most glancingly mentioned individuals in the text. Taken together, the introductions, annotations, and foreword by Gwen Westerman transform Mary Renville’s captivity narrative from an apparently ‘simple’ statement of experience into a deeply contextualized historical documents.”-Catherine J. Denial, \u003ci\u003eMinnesota History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eA Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e] is an essential primary and secondary source for historians interested in the years leading up to, and through, the Dakota War of 1862. Literary critics specializing in captivity narratives will also find much of value in the reprint of this obscure text.\"-Linda Clemmons, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“An ambitious, multifaceted volume that plunges us deep into the complexities of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, and more specifically, into the intratribal conflicts that erupted in the wake of colonization and dispossession.”-Colette Hyman, H-Net\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This fascinating edition should help scholars to better understand the complexities of race, gender, and compassion through the voices of those who struggled with them in their own lives.\"—Michael Knock, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“It is wonderfully written, an exemplary contribution to the literature of the Dakota War, a model of academic inquiry and deep understanding grounded in primary sources. . . . [It] is also a document of a remarkable partnership”-Scott W. Berg, \u003ci\u003eMinnesota’s Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Anyone looking to further their understanding of the culture and trials of this turbulent time in America's history can't do better than this excellent book.\"—\u003ci\u003eMonsters and Critics\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eA Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity \u003c\/i\u003erescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested 1862 U.S.-Dakota War in Minnesota. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, \u003ci\u003eA Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e was printed as a book only once, in 1863, and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles’ experiences as “captives” among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illuminates the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors’ unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This narrative provides fresh insights into the most controversial event in the region’s history, and includes groundbreaking historical and literary contexts for the text and a first-time collection of extant Dakota correspondence with authorities during the war.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Editorial Procedure\u003cbr\u003e Pronunciation Guide for Dakota Iapi\u003cbr\u003e Historical Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Literary Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Ten\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eleven\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twelve\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Thirteen \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Addenda\u003cbr\u003e H. D. Cunningham's Statement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Correspondence between the Dakota Camps and Authorities, September–\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1862\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Selected Correspondence of John B. Renville and Mary A. Renville, 1862–\u003cbr\u003e1888\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600322228504,"sku":"9781496243386","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-thrilling-narrative-of-indian-captivity-dispatches-from-the-dakota-war-paperback-softback-9781496243386","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}