The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch

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The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

by Scott Zesch

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Info:	St. Martin's Griffin (2005), Edition: Reprint, Paperback
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I would highly recommend this book for those who want to get a better understanding of life on the Texas frontier near the end of the 1800. He gives an in depth historical perspective of Indians and settlers from every angle as he follows the lives of the captured children from the time of their capture till their death.
I only give it a 4 because it was way too long in many parts. (

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GShuk | Oct 27, 2009 |

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As a youngster, Scott Zesch heard tales of Adolf Korn, his great-uncle. Adolf Korn would have been little different from other German youngsters in Texas, except that one day in 1870, Indian raiders carried him off. Eventually he returned to his white family, but he was a very different young man.

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On New Year+s Day 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by Plains Indians. For three years, he thrived on their rough, nomadic existence, becoming a fierce warrior. Never readjusting to white society, he spent his last years in a cave, all but forgotten by his family. That is, until Scott Zesch stumbled over his great-great-great uncle+s grave. Determined to understand how a timid farm boy could have become so Indianized, Zesch traveled across the west, digging through archives, speaking with Comanche elders, and tracking eight other child captives with hauntingly similar experiences.

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