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100	1		_aBrayton, Matthew, _d1818-1862
245	1	4	_aThe Indian Captive : _bA narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-05-02
508			_aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"The Indian Captive" by Matthew Brayton is a historical narrative composed in the late 19th century. This account chronicles the tumultuous experiences of the author over thirty-four tumultuous years spent in captivity among various Native American tribes after being kidnapped as a young boy in Ohio in 1825. The story delves into themes of survival, cultural exchange, and the complexities of identity as Brayton oscillates between his life as a white captive and his experiences in indigenous cultures. The opening of the narrative presents the backstory of Matthew Brayton’s abduction while he was still a young child. It details his family's desperate search for him and the profound anguish of his mother, revealing the emotional turmoil that persisted over the years following his disappearance. The narrative sets the stage for the exploration of Brayton's eventual journey through different tribal cultures, his reflections on his identity as both a captured child and an assimilated member of various tribes, and the eventual quest to reunite with his original family after decades of separation. This introduction piques interest not only for its dramatic premise but also for the complex interplay of cultural influences that the author promises to explore in his life story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aUnited States -- Biography
653			_aBrayton, Matthew, 1818-1862
653			_aShoshoni Indians -- History
653			_aIndian captivities -- West (U.S.)
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32228
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