The Captured
A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

Name: The Captured
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.53 (15 reviews)
Author: Scott Zesch
ISBN: 9781483055831

Author: Scott Zesch

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 11/01/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History, Native & Indigenous History, Native & Indigenous Nonfiction, Us History

Synopsis

In 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by Indians. He thrived in the Comanches’ rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe’s fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, Korn never adjusted to life in white society. He spent his last years living in a cave, all but forgotten by his family.Then Scott Zesch stumbled upon his great-great-great-uncle’s grave. Determined to understand how such a “good boy” could have become Indianized so completely, Zesch traveled across the West, digging through archives, speaking with Comanche elders, and tracking eight other child captives from the region with hauntingly similar experiences.With a historian’s rigor and a novelist’s eye, Zesch paints a vivid portrait of life on the Texas frontier and offers one of the few nonfiction accounts of captivity.

About Scott Zesch

Scott Zesch grew up on a ranch in Mason, Texas. He is a freelance writer who divides him time between New York City and Art, Texas.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kurt on September 30, 2010

The stories of six boys and two girls who were kidnapped (in separate incidents) by Indians (Comanche and Apache) from their homes in the hill country of Texas during the 1860's. The events surrounding their capture are shocking and disturbing because of their brutality. Yet, on the other hand, the......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on December 09, 2013

This is a great book and an interesting read. The author's narrative flows in an easy reading manner that will keep the readers attention from beginning to end. Zesch is from the area of the abductions and does a thorough job of describing the sometimes brutal attacks on the settlers from that time......more

Goodreads review by Chance on January 15, 2021

The Captured explores and examines the stories of white settlers abducted by Plains Indians on the American frontier during the mid to late 1800s. His search for information about his relative, Adolph Korn, revealed how common a practice raiding and kidnapping was for the Plains Indians, and others......more

Quotes

“Stunningly written…Golden-voiced Grover Gardner charges his rich baritone with the thrill of discovery.” AudioFile

“A carefully written, well-researched contribution to Western history—and to a promising new genre: the anthropology of the stolen.” Kirkus Reviews

“A fascinating, meticulously documented chronicle of the often painful confrontations between whites and Indians during the final years of Indian Territory.” Booklist

“Highly recommended.” Library Journal

“Lovers of history will enjoy this slice of America intertwined with the author’s own family story.” Foreword