Held Captive by Indians in The Unredeemed Captive by John...

The Unredeemed Captive published by Vintage on March 28, 1995. The Unredeemed Captive - A Family Story by John Demos was about Eunice Williams’ being held captive by the resident Indians and the fight her family endured in order to go home. Eunice was captured together with her family along with hundreds of other residents in and around Deerfield. Demos, seems very knowledgeable of the Deerfield raid. He also uses impeccable detail on the captives’ march to Canada. Demos, also does a great job of depicting the experience of being a captive. It also helped to understand the story better when Demos explained further why the Indians were victorious in capturing the villagers. As well, he described the Kahnawake Indian village where Eunice†¦show more content†¦There were rumors accumulating but by 1704 there were so many over a long period of time that everybody just ignored but still took precaution. Since they had been alerted to the possibility of a raid, they a ll took refuge within the palisade, and a guard was posted. The raid occurred in winter which was atypical. There was a couple feet of snow on the ground. The Indians would have to walk nearly 300 miles to get to Deerfield and return back with captives. The raiders swept into the village, and began attacking individual houses. Reverend Williams house was among the first to be raided; Williams life was spared when his gunshot misfired, and he was taken prisoner. Two of his children and a servant were slain; the rest of his family and his other servant were also taken prisoner. Similar scenarios occurred in many of the other houses. The residents of Benoni Stebbins house, which was not among the ones attacked early, resisted the raiders attacks, which lasted until well after daylight. A second house, near the northwestern corner of the palisade, was also successfully defended. The raiders moved through the village, herding their prisoners to an area just north of the town, rifling hou ses for items of value, and setting a number of them on fire. The captives were rounded up and marched to Canada. The word â€Å"raid† does not sum up to the events that took place in Deerfield. In this interpretation of the â€Å"true† story of Eunice Williams, itShow MoreRelatedEssay on Overview of John Demoss Unredeemed Captive1397 Words   |  6 PagesThe Unredeemed Captive tells a story of struggles a family went through to stay true to one another. Eunice Williams’ was taken captive and family went through many obstacles to try and get her home. Both Eunice and her family were captured together along with many other town residents in the Deerfield Massacre of 1704. Demos precisely described the Deerfield raid along with the process of traveling to Canada. Throughout the book, Demos also covered some individual captive experiences and eventsRead MoreThe Great Journey Through History in John Demos’s The Unredeemed889 Words   |  3 PagesStanding a t the boundary between narrative writing and historical review, John Demos’s The Unredeemed Captive is a paragon of history writing that is simultaneously informative and intriguing. Through his entertaining text and thorough analysis, the readers may find themselves as captivated by the story as the Deerfield captives were by the Native Americans. Although often criticized for his style, Demos has produced an evolutionary way to encapsulate facts through descriptive writing. ProvidingRead MoreThe Discovery Of The Mohawk Indians On The Deerfield, Massachusetts s Community1316 Words   |  6 Pagesthe Mohawk Indians on the Deerfield, Massachusetts’s community. This sets the stage for the events that follow in the novel Unredeemed Captive by the Yale historian named John Demos. The Mohawk Indians captured and killed many individuals as well as families, and then proceeded to send them on a two-month long journey from Massachusetts to Canada. The journey claimed the l ives of many as a result of the harsh winter’s traveling conditions. The Mohawk’s would kill some of the captives out of mercy