Title: An outstanding historical vignette
Product review: The Unredeemed Captive is an outstanding chronicle of life in Puritan New England, the surprisingly fluid interface between native and immigrant peoples, and the fixity of early 18th religious beliefs in English and French North America. John Demos is scrupulous but not tedious. He manages to convey his sympathies for the affected parties without producing a melodrama. The book is a story of the abduction and adoption of American settlers by Iroquois people, with elaborate and surprising repercussions. Despite this potentially explosive subject matter, Demos chooses an even-handed approach, with fascinating vignettes on the Puritan belief system, the French-Iroquois alliance, the Iroquois family structure, and the troubles of native peoples who sought alliance with English settlers. I think Demos struck the right balance to capture the interest of non-historians and yet create a richly-documented source. This is a superb piece of American historical writing
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