Mary Rowlandson: Captivity Narrative in Popular Culture

Below are some images and links to show some of the after-lives of the experiences that Rowlandson lived.

Look at title page from a 1682 edition.

Look at title page (w/ woodcut image) from 1773 edition.

This image is from a 1770 edition; it is likely that the image was actually recycled and did not original portray Rowlandson.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Rowlandson_-_Lancaster,_MA_-_marker.jpgMany of the sites of Rowlandson's Removes have been marked -- either by official historical markers or by popular tradition.

You can visit Redemption Rock in Princeton, Massachusetts, where negotiations were made to bring Rowlandson and her companions back to their families. It is now a state park with hiking trails.

The rock there includes an inscription, which you can (sort of) read on this photo taken by a visitor (link goes to Flickr page).

There is also a historical marker there:

There are also some notions of where she stopped and passed along the way, including the "Rowlandson Boulder" postcard image here (also Flickr).

There is also a marker where her home once stood here (wikimedia).

Here's another very recent picture of Rowlandson's house site (taken by Professor Abby Chandler):

And the backside here:

There is an electronic version of the narrative here.