Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations, Maps, and Tables xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Captured in “Peacetime”
7. Taken along Warriors’ Paths 13
8. Taking Traders, 1745-54 33
9. Colonial Soldiers Take Captives, 1754 54
10. Captured in War
11. Taken in Raids, 1754-59 77
12. Taken in Sieges and Surrenders, 1756-58 117
13. Taken in Battles, 1755-59 127
14. Indian War with Traders and Soldiers, 1763-65 142
15. Indian War with White Settlers, 1763-65 163
16. Captivity, Conversion, and Escape
17. Trails into Captivity 187
18. Allegheny White Indians 198
19. Escaped 231
20. The Bereft 250
21. Setting All the Captives Free
22. Diplomacy of Gift Exchange, 1756-62 263
23. Redeemed and Exchanged, 1745-62 290
24. Forced Return of Captives 309
25. Imperial Moment, 1765 340
26. Afterwards and Afterwords
27. Restoring and Revising Identities 355
28. Captivating Accounts, 1755-1826 384
29. Conclusion 429
30. Tables 435
31. Abbreviations 437
32. Appendix: Named Captives Taken on the Allegheny Frontier, 1745-65: A Tentative List 439
33. Notes 553
34. Index 675