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An account of the Murder of her Father and his Family; her sufferings; her marriage to two Indians; her troubles with her Children; barbarities of the Indians in the French and Revolutionary Wars; the life of her last Husband, &c; and many Historical Facts never before published.

A brief history of Rochester, New York beginning with the Iroquois Indians, through the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, the early settlers, pioneers, farming.

A biography of Mary Jemison who, at the age of fifteen in 1758, was taken from her family by the Shawnee Indians and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters.

Tom Rivers introduces readers to the rigors of farm labor and some of the people who do the grueling work, including cabbage cutter "King Kong" and apple-picking pro "Stretch.

A nineteenth century American village is described in text and photographs.

Contains captioned, archival postcards and photographs that chronicle the history of the Genesee River, New York, and the towns along the river.