W for Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, by Carolyn Meyer (book review) – captured by Indians, captured by family

Who does the land belong to? Who is closer – family of blood or family by adoption? Who decides which child a mother must be separated from? While kidnapping of settlers’ children and wives by Native Americans was not uncommon on the Western frontier, bringing any back to their white families certainly was. Of course, … Continue reading W for Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, by Carolyn Meyer (book review) – captured by Indians, captured by family