The Boy Captive of Old Deerfield

by Mary P. Wells Smith

Book Overview

On the morning of February 29, 1704, a French and Indian force invaded Deerfield, MA, the northwesternmost outpost of the colonial frontier. During the raid, 47 residents of Deerfield were killed and 112 were taken captive by Indian raiders who forced their captives to March north in grueling conditions to Canada.

The Boy Captive of Old Deerfield tells the story of 10-year-old Stephen Williams, one of the 112 residents taken captive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943133719
• ISBN13: 9781943133710
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Gideon House Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Historical information is great

This book is Historical information on both the area I grown up in and family bacvkground. I greatly enjojed not only ready this book, but found that being about to see many of the places and items mentioned in the bok added to my enjoyment. Please note that "Boy Captive of Canada" and "Boys of the Border" follows this. All 3 are excellant and contain much interesting information on the settlement of Western Mass.

The Boy Captive in Old Deerfield

This is the first in a series that cronicles young Stephen's life in an early American, frontier town and capture by indians from Canada. The book was not only hard to put down because of continual actions, but I was always learning a little bet here and there about early colional life and Native American life.The first chapter was a little tough getting used to some of the Olde English spelling an phrases. But soon I no longer noticed them at all. I would recommend this book to anyone from about 5th grade and up.I won't spoil the ending, but do yourself a favor and order "The Boy Captive in Canada" at the same time because the story doesn't end in this book. It continues into the next.