Mary Rowlandson: Biography, Facts and Career
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Mary Rowlandson, née White, later Mary Talcott (c. 1637 – January 5, 1711), was a colonial American woman who was captured by Native Americans in 1676 during King Philip's War and held for 11 weeks before being ransomed. In 1682, six years after her ordeal, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson was published. This text is considered a formative American work in the literary genre of captivity narratives. It went through four printings in 1682 and garnered readership both in the New England colonies and in England, leading some to consider it the first American "bestseller".
Quick facts about Mary Rowlandson
- Full name: Mary Rowlandson
- Born: 1635-01-01
- Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q271905
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Who is Mary Rowlandson?
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Mary Rowlandson is Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Mary Rowlandson was born on 1635-01-01.
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