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Esther Wheelwright

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Ann Little

Colonial America comprised many different cultural and political worlds. Most colonial Americans inhabited just one world, but today, we’re going to explore the life of a woman who lived in THREE colonial American worlds: Frontier New England, Northeastern Wabanaki, and Catholic New France. Ann Little, an Associate Professor of History at Colorado State University and the author of The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright, leads us through the remarkable life of Esther Wheelwright, a woman who experienced colonial America as a Puritan New English girl, Wabanaki daughter, and Ursuline nun in Catholic New France. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/108   Episode Sponsor Cornell University Press   Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign   Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App   Complementary Episodes   Episode 041: Bruno Paul Stenson, Canada &amp; the American Revolution   Episode 064: Brett Rushforth, Native American Slavery in New France   Episode 073: Mark Noll, The Bible in Early America   Episode 084: Zara Anishanslin: How Historians Read Historical Sources   Episode 104: Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Europeans &amp; Native Americans on the Northeastern Coast           *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

Colonial America comprised many different cultural and political worlds. Most colonial Americans inhabited just one world, but today, we’re going to explore the life of a woman who lived in THREE colonial American worlds: Frontier New England, Northeastern Wabanaki, and Catholic New France. <a href="http://history.colostate.edu/author/amlittle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ann Little</a>, an Associate Professor of History at Colorado State University and the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300218214/?tag=benfranklinsworld-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright</a>, leads us through the remarkable life of Esther Wheelwright, a woman who experienced colonial America as a Puritan New English girl, Wabanaki daughter, and Ursuline nun in Catholic New France. Show Notes: <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/108" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/108</a> Episode Sponsor <a href="http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/info/?fa=text102" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cornell University Press</a> Helpful Show Links <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/movement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BenFranklinsWorld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/benfranklinsworld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Ben Franklin's World Community</a> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/gazette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter</a> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/ios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World iOS App</a> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World Android App</a> Complementary Episodes <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 041: Bruno Paul Stenson, Canada &amp; the American Revolution</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/064" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 064: Brett Rushforth, Native American Slavery in New France</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/073" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 073: Mark Noll, The Bible in Early America</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/084" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 084: Zara Anishanslin: How Historians Read Historical Sources</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 104: Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Europeans &amp; Native Americans on the Northeastern Coast</a> </li> </ul> *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

108 Ann Little, The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright

Julie Wheelwright

Julie Wheelwright's Esther: The Remarkable True Story of Esther Wheelwright, Puritan Child, Native Daughter and Mother Superior provides a chilling and moving account of Wheelwright's ancestor who was abducted by Native American warriors from her Maine home in the 1600s. In the excerpts she reads aloud for The Drum, Wheelwright tells us about her own search for her ancestor, and recounts Esther's abduction, set in the context of the history and politics of the time. Not for the faint of heart, these excerpts nonetheless offer a vivid look at a turbulent period in New England history seen through the experience of one family.

Issue 14. July 2011 : JULIE WHEELWRIGHT excerpts from Esther: The Remarkable True Story of Esther Wheelwright, Puritan Child, Native Daughter and Mother Superior