Colonial American Travel Narratives Book

Was I prepared to bawl my eyes out by page 15, no. Did I, yes. I picked this up because I love being reminded of history. I think we shouldn't forget things. The story of Mary Rowlandson really got to me. I cannot imagine the fear and the deep unexplainable grief of carrying your wounded six your old daughter for 8 or 9 days thru the woods with Indians, while she slowly dies.
This was 300 years ago. Not that long in the span of things. I have a daughter about that same age and I couldn't take it, it was so sad. Her writing is so raw but done so well for the time period. To hear these first hand accounts, really gives us the complete picture. Mary recalls and writes her whole story so well. The book gets more into aspects of dailey life

Im not going to say this is a riveting read throughout, but it's peoples lives. I can give four stars to the people who were brave enough to live through these moments. I would say Mary's story is especially worth hearing. It's hard for me to read, but I respect this story and it's history.