Project Gutenberg 2010-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 52 Brayton, Matthew 1818 1862 The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Indian Captive" by Matthew Brayton is a historical narrative composed in the late 19th century. This account chronicles the tumultuous experiences of the author over thirty-four tumultuous years spent in captivity among various Native American tribes after being kidnapped as a young boy in Ohio in 1825. The story delves into themes of survival, cultural exchange, and the complexities of identity as Brayton oscillates between his life as a white captive and his experiences in indigenous cultures. The opening of the narrative presents the backstory of Matthew Brayton’s abduction while he was still a young child. It details his family's desperate search for him and the profound anguish of his mother, revealing the emotional turmoil that persisted over the years following his disappearance. The narrative sets the stage for the exploration of Brayton's eventual journey through different tribal cultures, his reflections on his identity as both a captured child and an assimilated member of various tribes, and the eventual quest to reunite with his original family after decades of separation. This introduction piques interest not only for its dramatic premise but also for the complex interplay of cultural influences that the author promises to explore in his life story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Biography Brayton, Matthew, 1818-1862 Shoshoni Indians -- History Indian captivities -- West (U.S.) E011 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 139660 139452 2024-09-13T13:32:20.006613 2023-09-14T07:35:24.570062 text/html text/html 139653 139445 2024-09-13T13:32:20.169670 2023-09-14T07:35:24.701060 text/html text/html 99793 2024-09-13T13:32:23.795609 application/epub+zip 100510 2024-09-13T13:32:21.391615 application/epub+zip 100509 2024-09-13T13:32:20.631619 application/epub+zip 223434 2024-09-13T13:32:25.829600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208109 2024-09-13T13:32:23.280614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132268 2022-09-15T03:37:54.169922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125938 125773 2024-09-13T13:32:19.803614 2023-09-14T07:35:24.381058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 126037 2010-05-02T14:59:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46940 2010-05-02T14:59:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18458 2024-09-13T13:32:25.958582 application/rdf+xml 14094 2024-09-13T13:32:20.967626 image/jpeg 3723 2024-09-13T13:32:20.799623 image/jpeg 101005 2024-09-13T13:32:20.182619 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog