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Follow the River

By: James Alexander Thom
Narrated by: David Drummond
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Mary Ingles was 23, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit.

With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen. Her story lives on - extraordinary testimony to the indomitable strength of one pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her own people.

©1981 James A. Thom (P)2010 Tantor Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Biography Fiction Disappearance
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One of the best books I have ever listened to. This was an incredibly well written book. It has me go on a roller coaster of emotions. I am going through a hard illness right now and this book is what I needed. To hear of courage and perseverance in extremely hard times. Brilliant, just brilliant. I will never forget this book. This story will stay with me to the day I die.

INCREDIBLE!!

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Will have you up all night, loved it and could not put it down.

One of the best

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but there were several times when I thought 'this is definitely written by a man lol' and was bemused when I finally checked and it was. some details and descriptions are obviously not written from a female perspective even though the story is from a female pov.

but regardless has some very good word smithing and great story. I enjoyed it.

good story

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