Frontier Captives

Step back into 1704 Marlborough, Massachusetts, a frontier town on the edge of the wilderness, where life was fragile and danger was never far away. Frontier Captives tells the harrowing true story of Edmund Rice's grandsons-five young boys kidnapped by Native warriors during Queen Anne's War-and the extraordinary journey that followed.
Drawing on historical records, family genealogy, and the accounts of early New England historians like Harriet Forbes, this meticulously researched nonfiction book explores the Rice boys' capture, survival, and the enduring impact on their family. Readers will discover:

• The violent realities of colonial New England and Native-European conflicts
• How children were taken in raids and sometimes fully integrated into Native communities
• The personal grief and resilience of Thomas and Mercy Rice as parents navigating the loss of their sons
• The legacy of Edmund Rice's family across generations in Massachusetts and beyond
• Genealogical insights that trace the Rice family lineage and connections to modern descendants