Calico Captive
1957 novel by Elizabeth George Speare / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calico Captive is Elizabeth George Speare's first historical fiction children's novel, published in 1957. It was inspired by the true story of Susanna Willard Johnson (1730–1810) who, along with her family and younger sister, were kidnapped in an Abenaki Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754.
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Author | Elizabeth George Speare |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's, Historical novel |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | January 1957 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 274 pp |
Followed by | The Witch of Blackbird Pond |
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The main events in Calico Captive, which occurred on the brink of the French and Indian War, were taken from Johnson's narrative diary A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Johnson, which was first published in 1796. Calico Captive is told through the eyes of Miriam, Johnson's younger sister, and her imagined adventures.