Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians by Fanny Kelly - FULL AUDIOBOOK

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Fanny Kelly’s Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians provides personal insight into the dangers that faced migrants as they made lengthy journeys across the great wilderness of America.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - Dedication & Introductory
00:02:55 - 01 - 01 - Early History-Canada to Kansas-Death of My Father-My Marriage-'Ho, For Idaho!' Crossing Platte River-Storm
00:14:45 - 02 - 02 - Attack and Capture
00:28:24 - 03 - 03 - My Husband's Escape-Burial of Dead-Arrival of Survivors at Deer Creek-An Ill-Timed Ball
00:41:20 - 04 - 04 - Beginning of My Captivity
00:52:42 - 05 - 05 - Plan for Little Mary's Escape-Tortures of Uncertainty-Unsuccessful Attempt to Escape
00:57:21 - 06 - 06 - Continuation of our March into Wilderness-Suffering from Thirst and Weariness-Disappearance of my Fellow Prisoner-Loss of Old Chief's Pipe and its Consequences to Me-Scene of Terror
01:16:50 - 07 - 07 - Powder River-Another Attempt to Escape-Detection and Despair-Quarrel-My Life Saved by 'Jumping Bear'
01:31:41 - 08 - 08 - Storm-Arrival at Indian Village-Old Chief's Wife-Some Kindness Shown Me-Attend a Feast
02:01:40 - 09 - 09 - Preparations for Battle-An Indian Village on Move-Scalp Dance-Horrible Scene of Savage Exultation-Compelled to Join Orgies-Cause of Indian Hostility-Another Battle with White Troops-Burial of an Indian Boy-Hasty Retreat-Made to Act as Surgeon of Wounded-Mauve Terre, or Bad Lands
02:22:13 - 10 - 10 - Mourning for Slain-Threatened with Death at Fiery Stake-Saved by a Speech from Ottawa-Starving Condition of Indians
02:30:51 - 11 - 11 - Meet Another White Female Captive-Sad Story of Mary Boyeau-Child Roasted and Its Brains Dashed Out-Murder of Mrs. Fletcher-Five Children Slaughtered-Fate of Their Mother
02:42:10 - 12 - 12 - First Intimation of My Little Mary's Fate-Despair and Delirium-Shower of Grasshoppers-Feast and a Fight-An Enraged Squaw-Chief Wounded
02:54:01 - 13 - 13 - Arrival of 'Porcupine'-Letter from Captain Marshall-Hopes of Rescue-Treachery of Messenger-Egosegalonicha-Tables Turned-Another Gleam of Hope-Indian 'White Tipi'-Disappointed-White Man Bound and Left to Starve-Burial Incident
03:03:44 - 14 - 14 - Lost in Indian Village-Black Bear's White Wife-Small Tea Party-White Boy-Captive, Charles Sylvester-Sun Dance-Conciliating Letter from General Sibley-Puzzle of Human Bones-Indian as an Artist-I Destroy a Picture and am Punished with Fire-Brands-Sick Indian
03:19:36 - 15 - 15 - Preparing Chi-Cha-Cha, or Killikinnick-Attack on Captain Fisk's Emigrant Train-Fourteen Whites Killed-Big Haul of Whisky-Drunken Debauch-I Write a Letter to Captain Fisk Under Dictation-Poisoned Indians-Train Saved by My Clerical Strategy
03:30:03 - 16 - 16 - Scenes on Cannon Ball Prairie-Reflections
03:37:33 - 17 - 17 - Prairie on Fire-Scenes of Terror
03:44:00 - 18 - 18 - Last Days with Ogalalla Sioux-Massacre of a Party Returning from Idaho-Woman's Scalp-Scalp Dance-Suspicious Circumstance-Arrival of Blackfeet Indians-Negotiations for My Ransom-Treachery
03:59:43 - 19 - 19 - Indian Customs
04:23:52 - 20 - 20 - An Indian Tradition-Arrival at Blackfeet Village-An Offer to Purchase Me Indignantly Rejected-Yankton Attempts My Capture
04:34:28 - 21 - 21 - Appearance of Jumping Bear-I Prevail on Him to Carry a Letter to Fort-War Speech-Intended Treachery-Resume Our Journey to Fort-Singular Meeting with a White Man-'Has Richmond Fallen?'-Arrival at Fort-I Am Free!
04:52:39 - 22 - 22 - Retrospection-Border Trading Post-Garrison Hospitality-Visit from Commandant of Fort Rice-Arrival of My Husband-Affecting Scene
05:01:05 - 23 - 23 - Sad Fate of Little Mary
05:07:29 - 24 - 24 - What Occurred at Fort Laramie After My Capture-Efforts to Rescue-Lieutenant Brown Killed-Reward Offered-It Is Means of Restoring Another White Woman and Child-Her Rescuers Hung for Former Murders-Letter Announcing My Safe Arrival at Fort Sully
05:14:03 - 25 - 25 - Supper in Honor of Our Reunion-Departure from Fort Sully-Incidents by Way-Arrival at Geneva-Mother and Child-Happy Meeting
05:28:46 - 26 - 26 - Elizabeth Blackwell-Mormon Home-Brutal Father-Mother and Daughters Flee to Mountains-Death of Mother and Sisters from Exposure-Elizabeth Saved by an Indian-White Woman Tortured-Rescued Children-Boxx Family-Capture of Mrs. Blynn
05:45:52 - 27 - 27 - Move to Wyoming-False Friends-Manuscript of My Narrative Taken by Another Party and Published-I Go to Washington
05:52:53 - 28 - 28 - General Sully's Expedition
06:12:00 - 29 - 29 - Poem to Mrs. Fannie Kelly-Certificate of Indian Chiefs-Certified Copies of My Correspondence with Captain Fisk-Statement of Lieutenant G. A. Hesselberg-Statement of Officers and Members of Sixth Iowa Cavalry

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