Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians by Fanny Kelly (1845 - 1904)
Genre(s): True Crime, Memoirs

Read by: TriciaG in English

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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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