She does not, however, touch on the situations in which the Indians were brutalized by the whites. While there is much emphasis on the savagery the settlers experienced from the Indians, Cooney brings out the Indians' side also as she builds around this story of an 11-year-old white girl's experiences. Cooney has done considerable research into the period, the languages, customs and events for this book, which is loosely based on a true story. There are numerous stories of Indians capturing settlers. Mercy thinks about the possibility of escape, but even when she does try, she realizes that her heart will not let her part from these people who have become her family. Her captor Tannhahorens and his wife have adopted her. Mercy should feel bitter, but the only treatment she receives from these "savages" is kindness. She has an Indian name, Munnonock, and is rapidly beginning to understand, as well as speak, the language of the Mohawks. Her brothers and sisters have all been separated from her. Her stepmother did not survive this arduous journey. She is now a captive after having been marched through hundreds of miles of cold, snowy wilderness. Mercy Carter has seen her family attacked by the Mohawk Indians. The Ransom of Mercy Carter." Retrieved from The Ransom of Mercy Carter." The Free Library.
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