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    Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians
    Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians
    Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians
    Audiobook6 hours

    Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

    Written by Fanny Kelly

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Narrative of my captivity among the Sioux Indians: with a brief account of General Sully's Indian expedition in 1864, bearing upon events occurring in my captivity

    "I was a member of a small company of emigrants, who were attacked by an overwhelming force of hostile Sioux, which resulted in the death of a large proportion of the party, in my own capture, and a horrible captivity of five months' duration. Of my thrilling adventures and experience during this season of terror and privation, I propose to give a plain, unvarnished narrative, hoping the reader will be more interested in facts concerning the habits, manners, and customs of the Indians, and their treatment of prisoners, than in theoretical speculations and fine-wrought sentences." (Summary from Introduction)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014

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    3.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to have a mixed reception. Some reviewers found the narrator's inflection annoying and couldn't get through the book. Others enjoyed the history lesson and appreciated the personal experiences shared. The narration was a point of contention, with some finding it distant and robotic, while others struggled with the narrator's accent. However, the recording quality was good. Overall, the book provides perspective on the conflict between natives and whites, although some hypocrisy is evident. Despite the mixed reviews, potential readers may still find value in this title.

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    • 1/5
      I was excited to start listening to this book...then I heard the cadence of the reader. Couldn't make it past the first chapter.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      I don't usually review but the narrator for the audiobook is just terrible. It's like a kindergarten teacher reading a story but in a way that completely turns me off of the book. Listened for ten minutes and have turned it off and unsaved it.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Narrator's inflection is very annoying. Couldn't get thru this one.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Love the midwestern accent. Probably very biased but still entertaining
    • 1/5
      I didn't get past the first couple of minutes. The narrators reading was very bad. I wanted to listen to this book and will at another time but not with this narrator.
    • 5/5
      Interesting story , thoroughly enjoyed the history lesson from the one who was there not a misinterpretation in speculation by one who wasn't there.
    • 1/5
      Narration was so bad I couldn't get through the first chapter.
    • 2/5
      Wow. the narrator. someone should re-do this book. i’ll try to find a written version. Too bad librivox has no sort of quality control.
    • 2/5
      I didn't like the narrator, her accent was very hard to get used to. Couldn't finish the story.
    • 4/5
      Provides the personal experiences the generalities of our history books fail to capture. I was immediately put off by the narrator, sounding distant, and robotic (could actually be AI), BUT you'll see that it works once you can consider the contents of the book.
    • 5/5
      This book gives a lot of perspective on the conflict between the natives and whites. Though the hypocrisy is palpable at times, it is important to remember there are always two sides to every story. The recording quality was good. The sing song narration was annoying.