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A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
Author: Jane Louise Curry
In 1758 in Scotland, teenaged Jamesina MacKenzie finds her courage and resolution severely tested when she is abducted by "spiriters" and, after a harrowing voyage across the Atlantic, sold as a bond slave to a Virginia planter.
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ISBN-13: 9780439409087
ISBN-10: 043940908X
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 198
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4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Beautiful and interesting book!

This story is rich in historical detail, and one of the few to focus on what life was like for indentured servants in colonial America. It also gives a fascinating portrait of life in Highland Scotland just after the rebellion of 1745. I found the ending thought provoking but the author manages to lead the reader from the Highlands, through indenture, to Native American capture, and back, while commenting on the situation and culture of African slaves as well, all the while keeping up interest in a determined and lively heroine. A great historical read!
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