From the true history of his captivity (1557) / Hans Staden
From La Florida (1605) / Garcilaso de la Vega
From The generall history of Virginia (1624) / John Smith
Novum Belgium (1655) / Isaac Jogues
"A veritable account of the martyrdom and blessed death of father Jean de Brébeuf and of Father Gabriel Lalemant" (1649) / Christophe Regnaut
Preface to the reader / Increase Mather
The sovereignty and goodness of God (1682) / Mary Rowlandson
"A notable exploit" (1702) / Cotton Mather
"A narrative of Hannah Swarton" (1702) / Cotton Mather
From A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) / Henry David Thoreau
A narrative of the lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant (1785) / John Marrant
From the interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano (1784) / Olaudah Equiano
An account of the remarkable occurrences in the life and travels of Col. James Smith (1799) / James Smith
Miss McCrea: a novel of the American Revolution (1784) / Michel René Hilliard d'Auberteuil
"Bars fight" (1855) / Lucy Terry
"The stolen white girl" (1868) / John Rollin Ridge
"The Indian captive" from Columbian almanac (1838)
Gertrude Morgan: or life and adventures among the Indians of the far west (1866)
From Geronimo's Story of his life (1906) / S.M. Barrett.