The Beaded Moccasins: The Story of Mary Campbell

Lynda Durrant

Mar 1998 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

On the morning of her twelfth birthday, Mary Campbell gets angry with her mother and storms out of the cabin—never to return. As she picks wild strawberries and plans her apology, Mary is captured by Delaware Indians and plunged into a life that is fearsome, strenuous, and utterly unlike the one she knows, beginning with the journey on foot from Pennsylvania to the Delawares' new home in Ohio Territory. As the idea of escape becomes less feasible and less urgent, Mary finds herself adapting to the routines, traditions, and beliefs of her captors, and discovers within herself reserves of strength she hadn't known were hers. The life of the real Mary Campbell, taken by Delawares in 1759, is the basis for this enthralling, historically detailed adventure, and for the perceptive portrait of a young woman finding her place in a culture vastly different from her own.

Ratings and reviews

This is another one of my favorite Indian captivity narratives about an Indian captive's harrowing ordeals with the Delaware Indians after being captured on her twelfth birthday. She eventually assimilates with her captors while choosing to remain with them.

I read this book when I was younger it was the only book I didn't want to put down I recommend to all!!!

About the author

Lynda Durrant is the author of five well-received historical novels for Clarion, several of which have been named to state children’s choice awards lists. She lives in Bath, Ohio, with her family and a horse named Irish.