{"product_id":"21-months-a-captive-book-james-w-parker-9781519039187","title":"21 Months a Captive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis 2020 edition contains newly unearthed information about the participants.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 19, 1836, the frontier settlement of Fort Parker, Texas, was attacked by a large Comanche war party. In the bloody massacre that followed, settlers were killed, and several women and children were carried away into captivity. Among them was eleven-year-old \u003cb\u003eCynthia Ann Parker\u003c\/b\u003e, destined to live two decades with the Comanche and become the mother of the great Chief Quanah Parker. Another was \u003cb\u003eseventeen-year-old Rachel Plummer\u003c\/b\u003e, already a wife and mother, and pregnant with her second child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel endured one of the most harrowing experiences in early American history. Her first child was torn from her arms and never seen again. She was forced to witness the brutal killing of her newborn. For \u003cb\u003etwenty-one months\u003c\/b\u003e, Rachel lived in Comanche captivity, enduring cruelty, violence, and dehumanization. Yet her spirit refused to be broken. She resisted, fought back, and ultimately survived long enough to be ransomed and restored to her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis historic narrative-told in part by Rachel herself and in part by her father-offers an unflinching firsthand account of \u003cb\u003elife on the Texas frontier, the Comanche wars, captivity, survival, and resilience\u003c\/b\u003e. More than just a family tragedy, it is one of the earliest and most powerful \u003cb\u003eIndian captivity narratives\u003c\/b\u003e of the 19th century, a vital document in understanding America's westward expansion and frontier struggles.\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures of this edition: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete, carefully annotated text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical context about the \u003cb\u003eFort Parker massacre\u003c\/b\u003e and Comanche raids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsight into the life of \u003cb\u003eCynthia Ann Parker\u003c\/b\u003e and the Comanche's role in Texas history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cb\u003eAmerican frontier history, Native American studies, Texas history, survival narratives, and classic captivity stories\u003c\/b\u003e, this book remains one of the most compelling and unforgettable testimonies of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49553435951377,"sku":"GOR009416535","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51033647153425,"sku":"NIN9781519039187","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51098869268753,"sku":"CIN1519039182G","price":10.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52082058592529,"sku":"CIN1519039182VG","price":10.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52825326682385,"sku":"GOR012236495","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1519039182.jpg?v=1763120643","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/21-months-a-captive-book-james-w-parker-9781519039187","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}