Emotionally, this is a difficult thing to read, but worthwhile to any student of history. This short story has information on the capture of rachel plummer by a group of plains indians and her fathers journey in attempting to find and rescue his daughter. What struck me is the similarity of experience by rachel plummer and sarah ann horn, another excellent read about this fascinating and terrible time in history. Rachel plummer and the fort parker massacre annotated. Among those captured was 11yearold cynthia parker, who would remain with the comanche for 24 years and give birth to famed chief quanah. Rachael plummers narrative of twentyone months servitude as. Rachel plummer wrote a narrative, published december 3, 1839, telling of her days as a comanche captive. Plummer, rachel parker the handbook of texas online. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. She and her husband and infant son james pratt lived in fort parker along with cynthia. An anglotexan woman of scotsirish descent, she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, along with her son, james pratt plummer, age two, and her cousins, by a native american.
Rachel plummer and the fort parker massacre annotated plummer, rachel, parker, james w. James parker took five solo trips into the comanche country in an effort to find his daughter, rachel parker plummer, her son, james pratt parker, 9yearold cynthia ann parker, and her younger brother john. Both were captured during the comanche raid on fort. Search for library items search for lists search for. Plummer, rachel parker the handbook of texas online texas. Rachel plummers 21 months among the comanche as a prisoner became a sensation when she wrote a book about her captivity, rachael plummers narrative of twenty one months. All in all however it is a good little book if you enjoy reading history. An anglotexan woman of scotsirish descent, she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, along with her son, james pratt plummer, age two, and her cousins, by a native american raiding party rachel plummers 21 months. After three of his children died from disease, parker decided to leave illinois. Join facebook to connect with rachel parker and others you may know. In this raid, a 9yearold girl, cynthia ann parker, was captured and spent most of the rest of her life with the comanche, marrying a chief, peta nocona, and giving birth to a son, quanah parker, who would become the last chief of the comanches. Rachel parker plummer was a cousin to cynthia ann parker. A stirring account of the capture of rachel plummer from ft. This was the first narrative about a captive of texas indians published in texas.
The first printing of the book contained only rachels experiences, and a later edition called the rachel plummer narrative contained james william parkers account of the attack, his subsequent search for her and concluded with rachels story in an appendix. Parker and the cousin of quanah parker, last freeroaming chief of the comanche s. She wrote an account of her captivity entitled rachael plummers narrative of twenty one months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians, which was issued in houston in 1838. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. To wit, heres a typically and appropriately dispassionate passage concerning rachel parker plummer, cynthia anns seventeenyearold cousin, taken in the same raid, who was later bought back and returned to her family, and was thus able to leave a record of her own far more typical experience before dying a short time later. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. I was able to download a version of this book from, i believe. Rachel plummer rachel parker plummer march 22, 1819 march 19, 1839 was the daughter of james w. Her son, who was a toddler when they were captured, was ransomed in 1842 and raised by her father his grandfather.
Rachel plummer is a poet and creative writing teacher based in edinburgh. Another captive was 17yearold rachel plummer, mother of one, pregnant with her second child. The family lived in what was then clark county, illinois, for about eleven years. Rachel parker plummer march 22, 1819 march 19, 1839 was the daughter of james w. May 05, 2014 rachel parker plummer was a cousin to cynthia ann parker. Rachael plummers narrative of twentyone months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians. Rachel parker plummer 1818 1839 was the daughter of james w.
Rachel parker plummer, rachael plummers narrative of twenty one months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians previously we were inhabiting the sunnier world of childrens literature, as evidenced by darwins post on rereading laura ingalls wilder, but now his leisure nonfiction reading has been increasingly grim, which is to. Rachel and cynthia ann were both born into the parker family. A stirring narrative of adventure, hardship and privation in the early days of texas, depicting struggles with the indians and other adventures, ebook. Oct 01, 2001 in all the confusion, no one tried to close the gates, but tried to get away by running across the open area for the river. Plummer had a wretched life hers is the opposite of cinthia ann parker story.
Rachael plummer s narrative of twentyone months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians rachael plummer jenkins pub. The woman, rachel plummer, later wrote a book about her experiences as a prisoner of the comanche, rachel plummers narrative of 21 months servitude as a prisoner among the comanchee indians. Rachel plummers narrative of 21 months servitude as a prisoner. Apr 27, 2017 the first printing of the book contained only rachels experiences, and a later edition called the rachel plummer narrative contained james william parkers account of the attack, his subsequent search for her and concluded with rachels story in an appendix. Rachel plummer s narrative, issued in houston in 1838, if the first edition of the first indian captivity printed in texas. An anglotexan woman of scotsirish descent, she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, along with her son, james pratt plummer, age two, and her cousins, by a native. There is only one eyewitness account of the massacre at fort parker. The title is somewhat misleading as most of the story concerned rachels father. Download audiobooks written by rachel plummer to your device. Rachel plummers 21 months among the comanche as a prisoner became a sensation when she wrote a book about her captivity, rachael plummers narrative of twenty one months serv. Rachel plummers narrative, issued in houston in 1838, if the first edition of the first indian captivity printed in texas.
Capture of fort parker inhuman butchery of its inmates marvelous escape. Rachel parker plummer, rachael plummer s narrative of twenty one months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians previously we were inhabiting the sunnier world of childrens literature, as evidenced by darwins post on rereading laura ingalls wilder, but now his leisure nonfiction reading has been increasingly grim, which is to. Rachel parker plummer the round place in the middle. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Sure, i omitted a huge amount of other details, for they make a book. Rachel plummer military wiki fandom powered by wikia. The fort parker massacre of may 1836 was an event in which members of the pioneer parker family were killed in a raid by native americans.
Join facebook to connect with rachel plummer and others you may know. Compare and contrast the characters of rachel parker plummer and cynthia ann parker. An anglotexan woman of scotsirish descent, she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, along with her son, james pratt plummer, age two, and her cousins, by a native american raiding party. She was captured with her infant son, james pratt, by the comanches in the distruction of parkers fort on the navasota river.
Following her abduction during a comanche raid, her purchase by a group of spanish traders who brought her to santa fe where she was ransomed by a wealthy local couple, her survival of the pueblo rebellion in santa fe, rachel finally meets her brotherin law in independence, mo. A stirring narrative of adventure, hardship and privation in the early days of texas, depicting struggles with the indians and other adventures. Listen to 21 months a captive audiobook by rachel plummer, james w. Empire of the summer moon essay questions gradesaver. Rachel plummer s 21 months among the comanche as a. She was captured with her infant son, james pratt, by the comanches in the distruction of parker s fort on the navasota river. The first printing of the book contained only rachels experiences, and a later edition called the rachel plummer narrative contained james. An anglotexan woman of scotsirish descent, she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, along with her son, james pratt plummer, age two, and her cousins, by a. Each family had adjoining farms, which they worked during the day, returning to the fort at night. The two narratives were published and distributed shortly after their completion. One of the five captives, elizabeth kellogg, was sold by the comanches to the delawares within a few months of the capture. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Rachel parker plummer, indian captive, daughter of martha patsy duty and james w. The story of rachel plummer is a brief and tragic one. In all the confusion, no one tried to close the gates, but tried to get away by running across the open area for the river. This was a very short, but very interesting, book about the raid on parkers fort in 1836, the people that were captured particularly rachel parker plummer and cynthia parker, and the search to rescue those that were captured. Parker and the cousin of quanah parker, last freeroaming chief of the comanches.
Both were female, with a strict baptist upbringing. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Among the documents from which exley draws are a short autobiography of daniel parker, rachel parker plummers two narratives of her indian captivity, james parkers account of his search for rachel and the other captives and several autobiographical accounts. Her book is considered an invaluable look at comanche culture before environmental destruction, disease. She and her husband and infant son james pratt lived in fort parker along with cynthia anns family and several others. Fort parker massacre project gutenberg selfpublishing. John parker was ransomed in 1842 and returned to the settlements. The book she wrote at least ensured her some sense of immortality.
I am currently listening to the book about quanah parker, and this narrative is discussed in detail. Rachels book is called rachael plummers narrative of twenty one months servitude as a prisoner among the commanchee indians, and it was published in houston in 1838. On may 19, 1836, fort parker in texas was overwhelmed by a band. Rachael plummers narrative of twentyone months servitude. Rachel plummers narrative of 21 months servitude as a. Book overview on a warm, clear day in the spring of 1836 seventeenyearold rachel parker plummer and her eighteenmonthold baby boy were abducted from their home in central texas by a raiding party of comanche and kiowa indians. This was the first narrative about a captive of texas indians published in the republic of texas, and it was a sensation not just there, but in the united states and even abroad.
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