A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity: Dispatches from the Dakota War

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This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially vital work in regards to the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the help of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was once printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles’ experiences as “captives” among their Dakota kin within the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of people who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors’ unique point of view as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers.
As the state of Minnesota commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War, this narrative provides fresh insights into essentially the most controversial event within the region’s history. This annotated edition includes groundbreaking historical and literary contexts for the text and a first-time number of extant Dakota correspondence with authorities all the way through the war.

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