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BL
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875520
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Little, Ann M.
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| Title & Author
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The many captivities of Esther Wheelwright /\ Ann M. Little.
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| Publication Statement
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New Haven :: Yale University Press,, 2017.
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| Series Statement
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The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource :: illustrations (black and white)
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| ISBN
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0300224621
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: 9780300224627
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0300218214
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9780300218213
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Previously issued in print: 2016.
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Published with assistance from the Annie Burr Lewis Fund and the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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An eye-opening biography of a woman at the intersection of three distinct cultures in colonial America. Born and raised in a New England garrison town, Esther Wheelwright (1696-1780) was captured by Wabanaki Indians at age seven. Among them, she became a Catholic and lived like any other young girl in the tribe. At age twelve, she was enrolled at a French-Canadian Ursuline convent, where she would spend the rest of her life, eventually becoming the order's only foreign-born mother superior. Among these three major cultures of colonial North America, Wheelwright's life was exceptional: border-crossing, multilingual, and multicultural.
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Wheelwright, Esther,1696-1780.
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Wheelwright, Esther,1696-1780.
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Ursulines-- Québec (Province)
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Ursulines.
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Nuns-- Québec (Province), Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Religious.
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Nuns.
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RELIGION-- Institutions Organizations.
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Québec (Province), History, 18th century.
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Québec.
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| Dewey Classification
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255.90092
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BX4543.8
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| Added Entry
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Annie Burr Lewis Fund,associated with work.
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Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund,associated with work.
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