"Suddenly, a noise at the window made her look up. She froze with terror as she saw several natives approach the door. Yelling furiously, they pushed it open with great force, and with unbelievable violence, one of them clubbed Ebenezer on the head; he slumped to the floor, blood oozing from the wound. He made no noise, nor did he move again." Thus begins the saga of Elizabeth Hanson and her children on their long and heartbreaking trek and captivity during the French and Indian War. There has been much written about this story, but the author has discovered that some of the material is...
"Suddenly, a noise at the window made her look up. She froze with terror as she saw several natives approach the door. Yelling furiously, they pushed ...