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Select Poet and Heroic Survivor of Black Hawk War
The narrative recounts Mrs Jenks, Miss Ross, Miss Martin, Mrs Jacobs, and Mrs Wetmore captured during the Black Hawk War. Mrs Jenks, a strong, determined woman, survives brutal torture, escapes after killing four attackers, and flees into forest with scalps and weapons. Rangers track and rescue her, restoring her to civilization where she recounts her perilous feats.
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Mr. Jenks
Wetmore
Jacobs
Martin
Ross
Miss Ross
Denis
Pang
Cracker