John Demos
John Demos is an American author and historian and the Samuel Knight Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. His books include The Unredeemed Captive , which won the Francis Parkman Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Entertaining Satan , which won the Bancroft Prize. He lives in Tyringham, Massachusetts.
John Demos is an American author and historian and the Samuel Knight Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. His books include The Unredeemed Captive , which won the Francis Parkman Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Entertaining Satan , which won the Bancroft Prize. He lives in Tyringham, Massachusetts. See less
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The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America
Unredeemed captive
by BruceHH, Jun 15, 2010
Dr. Demos sets the story of white captives in context. The taking of John Williams and his family, among others during a raid on Deerfield, Mass. by Indians allied to the French is the beginning of ... Read More
