by Samuel J. Drake. Softbound, 458 pages, 6" x 9". The true stories of captives who have been carried away by Indians and the horor, hardships, bloody warfare, torture and loss of loved ones that the early settlers on the frontier endured during the undoubtedly most terrifying and trying time in the history of our country. First published in 1857, some of the stories are taken directly from the mouth of the survivor.