Captives 1677

A Band Of Indians Attacked Hatfield Massachusetts On September 19 1677 Burning Looting And Killing. They Carried Off Seventeen People Mostly Women And Children. Their Destination On Foot Was Canada. Among Them Were Martha Waite Pregnant And Her Three Girls Ages Two Four And Six. Captives 1677 The Story Of This First Indian/Canadian Kidnapping Is A Stirring Novel Of Courageous Survival Love And Rescue. It Follows The Captives Terrible Ordeal And The Rescue Mission Of Marthas Husband Benjamin Waite And His Friend Stephen Jennings From Hatfield To Count Frontenacs Court In Quebec And Back To Massachusetts With The Captives Triumphal Return. A Forgotten Saga Of American Heroism Is Brought To Vivid Life In Captives 1677.