title: American Captivity Narratives   (New Riverside Editions)
author:  Olaudah Equiano 
description: Paul Lauter is the Smith Professor of Literature at Trinity College. He has served as president of the American Studies Association and is a major figure in the revision of the American literary canon.
zlib_text: ![Front Cover of Into Captivity They Will Go](images/9781771681780_cover.jpg)
  
  
  “Deeply moving, sad and haunting, _Into Captivity They Will Go_ reminds me of
  Salinger when he was at his most interesting; it is an intense and propulsive
  novel exploring what it means to be alive and spiritual in a world ignoring
  such ideas. I loved its rich imagery, its crystal-clear prose, and its
  strangeness.”
  
  
  — Brandon Hobson, National Book Award Finalist and author of _Where the Dead
  Sit Talking_
  
  
  “Smart and gripping, _Into Captivity They Will Go_ depicts a God-soaked rural
  Oklahoma consciousness through the perspective of young Caleb, a protagonist I
  rooted for from beginning to end. The love and pain of the mother-son
  relationship, so rarely featured in contemporary fiction, is central to
  Milligan’s compelling story.”
  
  
  — Constance Squires, author of _Along the Watchtower_ and _Hit Your Brights_
  
  
  “Noah Milligan is a keen observer of the complexities of the human condition
  that make us long for 