A story of extraordinary courage and human survival as told by the subject herself. In 1753, 15 year old Mary Jemison was captured by Indians along the Pennsylvania frontier during the Seven Years' War between the French, English, and Indian peoples of North America. She was adopted and incorporated into the Senecas. Mary tells the story of how she lived among her captors and how she became a prominent figure in their community.
A story of extraordinary courage and human survival as told by the subject herself. In 1753, 15 year old Mary Jemison was captured by Indians along the Pennsylvania frontier during the Seven Years' War between the French, English, and Indian peoples of North America. She was adopted and incorporated into the Senecas. Mary tells the story of how she lived among her captors and how she became a prominent figure in their community.
