The Captors' Narrative: Catholic Women and Their Puritan Men on the Early American Frontier
The Captors' Narrative: Catholic Women and Their Puritan Men on the Early American Frontier
Overview
"Foster contributes to recent scholarship that places Colonial New England in wider social and geographic contexts by examining the Puritans' relationships with their Native American and French Canadian neighbors and frequent foes. . . . The inversion of Puritan gender roles—women supervised men and often assigned them to 'women's work'—socially emasculated the men, a position so humiliating that captivity narratives neglected descriptions of female captors, denied them agency, or portrayed them as stylized savage squaws, maidens of salvation, or surrogate mothers. Recommended."—Choice, November 2003"Many British-American men lived under the wing or, as Foster tells it, under the thumb of women in New France. His book's title tells us that it is also about French Canada's Catholic women, but it is more sympathetic to New England captive men and underlines the gender differences for those men as opposed to their sisters and female counterparts. . . . Foster presents us with captive stories from three points of view: French-Canadian women and New England Puritan men and women. He writes well, raises questions, and gives some answers on peace and war, on prisoners of war, on women's versus men's advantages and disadvantages in war, and about trying to get along with neighbors with different languages, religions, and cultures. His book is a good place to ponder all of these problems."—June Namias,American Historical Review, April 2004"Foster's suggestive study, rich in original data and stories of cross-cultural interactions, will prompt new questions about both the relation of archive to narrative and the categories we use to interpret the complexity of early colonial identities."—Teresa Toulouse,William and Mary Quarterly, April 2004"Foster suggests that male captives published their accounts not only to promote Anglo-American cultural superiority but also as a personal means of redeeming their own masculinity and authority. . . .The Captors' Narrativeis a well-thought and well-written contribution to the study of female authority in colonial America. At the same time, it is an important corrective to the growing literature on captivity narratives."—Emerson W. Baker,Journal of American History, June 2004"The Captors' Narrativeis a fresh and exciting book that sheds light on the complex intercultural nature of the North American frontier. It will appeal to those interested in New England, New France, Native Americans, and gender."—Leslie Choquette, Assumption College"William Henry Foster's research and his familiarity with the historical and genealogical scholarship about New France are comprehensive. This book offers more than just a contribution to the history of captivity—readers ofThe Captors' Narrativewill learn a lot about life in colonial Montreal and Quebec and how it differed from life in New England."—Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon"Foster's fascinating book turns gender roles upside down in early modern North America. It is a remarkable account of the women captors in New France who exerted control over male captives from New England and the stunned response of those men whose masculinity was so surprisingly violated."—Elaine Forman Crane, author ofKilled Strangely: The Death of Rebecca CornellDescription
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Overview
"Foster contributes to recent scholarship that places Colonial New England in wider social and geographic contexts by examining the Puritans' relationships with their Native American and French Canadian neighbors and frequent foes. . . . The inversion of Puritan gender roles—women supervised men and often assigned them to 'women's work'—socially emasculated the men, a position so humiliating that captivity narratives neglected descriptions of female captors, denied them agency, or portrayed them as stylized savage squaws, maidens of salvation, or surrogate mothers. Recommended."—Choice, November 2003"Many British-American men lived under the wing or, as Foster tells it, under the thumb of women in New France. His book's title tells us that it is also about French Canada's Catholic women, but it is more sympathetic to New England captive men and underlines the gender differences for those men as opposed to their sisters and female counterparts. . . . Foster presents us with captive stories from three points of view: French-Canadian women and New England Puritan men and women. He writes well, raises questions, and gives some answers on peace and war, on prisoners of war, on women's versus men's advantages and disadvantages in war, and about trying to get along with neighbors with different languages, religions, and cultures. His book is a good place to ponder all of these problems."—June Namias,American Historical Review, April 2004"Foster's suggestive study, rich in original data and stories of cross-cultural interactions, will prompt new questions about both the relation of archive to narrative and the categories we use to interpret the complexity of early colonial identities."—Teresa Toulouse,William and Mary Quarterly, April 2004"Foster suggests that male captives published their accounts not only to promote Anglo-American cultural superiority but also as a personal means of redeeming their own masculinity and authority. . . .The Captors' Narrativeis a well-thought and well-written contribution to the study of female authority in colonial America. At the same time, it is an important corrective to the growing literature on captivity narratives."—Emerson W. Baker,Journal of American History, June 2004"The Captors' Narrativeis a fresh and exciting book that sheds light on the complex intercultural nature of the North American frontier. It will appeal to those interested in New England, New France, Native Americans, and gender."—Leslie Choquette, Assumption College"William Henry Foster's research and his familiarity with the historical and genealogical scholarship about New France are comprehensive. This book offers more than just a contribution to the history of captivity—readers ofThe Captors' Narrativewill learn a lot about life in colonial Montreal and Quebec and how it differed from life in New England."—Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon"Foster's fascinating book turns gender roles upside down in early modern North America. It is a remarkable account of the women captors in New France who exerted control over male captives from New England and the stunned response of those men whose masculinity was so surprisingly violated."—Elaine Forman Crane, author ofKilled Strangely: The Death of Rebecca CornellDescription
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- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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- Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.
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You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
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- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
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You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.
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We'll pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.). In other cases, you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
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If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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