The Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Abbie Gardner (Expanded, Annotated)
"The Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Abbie Gardner" is a gripping 19th-century captive narrative by Abbie Gardner-Sharp, recounting her abduction by the Santee Sioux in 1857, the murder of her family, her eventual release, and her later successful life, all told through meticulous notes and public documents, with the cabin from which she was abducted now a historical site.
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