I gave this narrative 5 stars because of the stark and profound experience that Mary Jemison had to endure. While in her eighties, she gave this account to a Dr. Seaver who wrote down her remembrances. To actually hear of what she endured, her family being massacred by the Seneca(the description of

She was an amazing lady and made it through some tough, unbelievable times. I wasn't thrilled with the format of the book.

Tough to physically read but highly insightful nonetheless. A riveting historical account of one of the most revered pioneers in American history. Strongly recommended for fans of personal narrative and early America.

Won't be for you if you want 21st century biography format; this was written very long ago. A lot of specific and detailed descriptions of land and procedures, and that may not also be for you.

But it was for me. I found it a very interesting and captivating 19th century account of 18th and 19th cent

I wonder how I was introduced to this book. It was short and not printed perfectly but I am very glad to have found it. At times the description of torture by the Indians was upsetting and too graphic but Mary Jemison witnessed it and hated it but still accepted her life with the Indians after her c

I recently read a book that a friend recommended, Follow the River, and having spend most of my adult life in NW PA and frequently hiking in Western NY, I remembered that we had our own version of Mary Ingles in Western NY named Mary Jemison and I decided to search out books about the White Woman of

In this very slender book, first published in 1824, Mary Jemison recounts her long life with the Indians. She began her sojourn near what became Pittsburg but ended up in Geneseo County (near what became Rochester) in western New York. Mary, who became completely assimilated into Indian culture, dre