Sarah Larimer's Heroic Escape From the Sioux: Fanny Kelly ep. 7, 1864

In this episode we read from "The Capture and Escape: Life Among the Sioux," by Sarah L. Larimer.
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[@ziggy6848]

Those Victorians expressed in such poetic detail, they seemed more educated in literature than we are today.

[@jamesvinch2484]

I agree,an prior to reading you're comment,I was listening and thought,wow,she must have read books, before this curse of her kidnapping occurred......

[@chrishayes5755]

go read a speech from the founding fathers of the US, then compare it to Obama, Trump, Clinton, Biden etc.

[@ShadowAngel18606]

In the day of the dumbphone, nobody is educated anymore. Everybody just has "wikipedia knowledge" and that's it.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

They WERE better educated in some subjects; especially English grammar and writing. Now we hear "I dindu nuffin" or "Happy Valentime's Day" 😅

[@oldspiritart]

This was also a relatively wealthy lady, she would have been educated in speaking, reading and writing.

[@twalatka]

We have lost the skill of writing with such beautiful and descriptive prose. How sad for us.

[@jackiemack8653]

Cause schools placing emphasis on "other" things.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@jackiemack8653 And derogating the arts and humanities, which can catapult our private and collective quality of life, as "impractical."

[@55robinwood]

Thank you for this. Thank you very much

[@s.larsensam8692]

Opinions vary.

[@hananeblanton5129]

The sharp shards of snow whipping across my face as I walk. The winds howl like an angry banshee. My bones ready to crack with winter's icy hands pressing down. My nose running as if a ferocious dam has been released. The ground sheer with ice. Snow blanket across the land like Mother nature's ever flowing train. The stars shining down lightning the way. My lungs ready to burst from the blasting cold. A treacherous winter's tale will I make it home? Now what was it you were saying about people not being able to write well?

[@WhispersFromTheDark]

Bless their hearts!!! The strength of our ancestors never cease to amaze me.

[@keugenet2003]

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[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

We are still here -COMANCHE NATION

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

@@thechiefwildhorse4651 Abusive

[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

@@jenniferlloyd9574 Genocide on Indigenous PEOPLE -COMANCHE NATION

[@lgrace3874]

@@thechiefwildhorse4651 and still losers.

[@Dan-mm1yl]

Love the first hand accounts of life on the frontier

[@jimrice9255]

I've been waiting for longer stories. 👍 And maybe we will here a Ojibwa story soon.

[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

She was being taken care of by the Indigenous for only 5 months. Her story is not real -COMANCHE NATION

[@elliewall7621]

The author's choice of words are impressive and wonderful to listen to. Despite the danger which she and her son constantly faced, she made detailed note of the abundant natural beauty around them wherever they traveled, as well as her mental considerations for negotiating the dangers and the terrain.

[@charcat1571]

To be fair, we were doing the same as Indigenous Nations under certain genocide.

[@debt4717]

I agree. This was written very well. The author did a good job.

[@mollyswanner1607]

​@@debt4717 I don't know how she could remember all of these details under such a perilous and stressful time.

[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

@@mollyswanner1607 That's because she didn't write it and she was only with them being taken care of by the Souix for 5 months. She wasn't captured, she got lost and they took care of her -COMANCHE NATION

[@mollyswanner1607]

@@thechiefwildhorse4651 I sure don't know the facts on it, but seems very much like a fiction story to me. I appreciate your reply.

[@annabelleb.8096]

These pioneer women were amazing, besides being very talented writers.

[@thechiefwildhorse4651]

She didn't write the book lol She got lost and the Indigenous People took care of her for only 5 months. -COMANCHE NATION

[@annabelleb.8096]

@@thechiefwildhorse4651 😲 Honestly it's hard to know what's true anymore!

[@samsmom1491]

I'm sure someone else actually wrote the book based on her recollections; a ghost writer.

[@Caperhere]

Was this during the Civil War? Was it before, during, or after the Natives had their land taken from them?

[@Caperhere]

Didn’t Fanny tell her she was going to escape that night, urge she and her son to join her, then failed to flee with her?

[@sheepdog1102]

What a ordeal! I’m not sure if I would survive something like this. Thanks for sharing.

[@despicabledavidshort3806]

I wouldn't have been smart enough to go a different path. I'd have made a b line straight back to where I cane from. They'd have caught me in 5 minutes 🤦‍♀️

[@tonygrice1450]

What an amazing lady and kid , great story

[@darrenmcg97]

Fantastic story

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

What an amazing woman!

[@edmundsmith7199]

That picture of the family with the covered wagon and team of horses is my great grandfather taking his family to Colorado from Iowa.

[@unworthyhistory]

Wow, very cool!

[@edmundsmith7199]

I wonder how that picture came to be in the video

[@lauranipper5084]

What? Are you Serious?

[@edmundsmith7199]

@@lauranipper5084 yes

[@luisromanlegionaire]

There were thousands of families like that and pics taken

[@vernarobbins4254]

I read a book named Follow the River. I don't know if it was about her, but if you ever have a chance to read it, just do. It's unforgettable.

[@hollysamson3808]

Loved that book

[@lalathebenificent1335]

Great book, but that one is about Mary Draper Ingles

[@thesaltycrone9237]

Took place in Draper Meadow, in western Virginia. They ended up in Ohio. Taken by the Shawnee, I think.

[@momof1576]

Another good read is Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie.

[@robertgarland805]

I remember that book from years ago. Breath taking.

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

Mary Draper Ingles was taken captive by the Shawnee and escaped to follow the New River, in Virginia, home to her home. She was forced to leave her three children with the Indians, but her oldest son was later freed. It's a fascinating true story of this woman's courage and determination to return to her husband, William. An outdoor play depicting the capture, captivity and escape of this brave young woman is shown every summer in that area of the country. There is also a book and a movie about Mary Draper Ingles' life and her ordeal at the hands of the Shawnee people.

[@bonnylouwho76]

I remember reading or watching a video about this woman's experiences.

[@yogiine]

I could never left my kids.

[@RXRSawdustStation]

A wonderfully written and amazing story, equally recited...Thank You, Sir!

[@shirleyduncan3653]

I’m probably going to regret asking this but is this the way stories were written back then?

[@Master...deBater]

@@shirleyduncan3653 Yes...most literate people spoke and wrote very well, as writing properly was an utmost virtue.

[@allanroser1070]

Thanks that was awesome!

[@faithworks217]

Good reader. Sarah was a very intelligent woman and talented writer.

[@123gorainy]

This is one of the most incredible, fascinating stories I have ever heard. Definitely movie material... wow! Thank you!

[@luztorres4346]

Enjoy it, love history, and the brave men and women who built this nation! Thank you.

[@Doo_Doo_Patrol]

3 cheers for her.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Excellent Channel. Thank you!

[@snickerspayne4929]

This is a fantastic series. Yes, please continue Sarah’s story. Love it!

[@mtngrammy6953]

Loved listening! Thanks. I could follow along in my mind the journey they endured, having lived in this area all my 70+ years. Looking forward to others.

[@johndaugherty4127]

This is a wonderful channel, and top notch material.

[@leighblacklocke7190]

A great story of brilliance and courage. Beautifully articulated, heartfelt mother love, and tenacious spirit. Thank you for this wonderful account.

[@leighblacklocke7190]

@NVMVNV I think he does a good work in narrating first hand accounts. It's not a venue for analyzing the Indian wars It doesn't take courage to raid weaker tribes like the Sioux and Comanche did.

[@WhiteStone21475]

It was with pleasure I listened to your reading. I look forward to hearing more. I found your reading to be very well paced and easily understandable.

[@mikewest9017]

Wonderful story!

[@philipcollins5440]

I look forward to your history readings. My, these peoples journeys are incredible. Thanks

[@SuzanneTatham-so1jj]

I find his voice authentic and uncommercial. Ty for posting. It’s hard to find actual reading from pioneers. I keep looking and I am sure that’s why your work was brought to my attention. Great work.

[@jackiemack8653]

Please do a video on the captivity of the Oatman Girls.

[@TheBatugan77]

Why don't you? Telling people what to do. TheFkOuttaHere...

[@terriaustill2211]

Love the pictures! The comet picture- beautiful addition

[@damarishopkins3926]

Thank you so much for your amazing channel. I am mesmerized by actual first hand historical accounts and your noble efforts to preserve and highlight historical truths. Please continue!

[@diankreczmer6595]

BTW, gosh I am so very proud of these early pioneers, to persevere and to keep a record of experiences so thst we can immerse ourselves in their life

[@patriciamercer9960]

Fantastic channel. Thank you! 👌

[@jimrice9255]

I've been waiting for longer stories. 👍 Nice.

[@germaineprien7691]

We are so soft these days, not sure we'd survive something like this!!!

[@mikeanderson8603]

You need to see the 1925 documentary "Grass". Hard to believe unless you watch it.

[@akfinn5308]

We are tougher than we know.

[@Silverhaired59]

Yes, we are tougher than we know. Unfortunately, though, most of us have none of the skills this woman had. Her life was lived closer to the land, and the hardships of everyday life gave her skills that we no longer learn. The lack of those skills are more likely to do us in than the pure difficulty of a given situation. I have experienced things like milking a cow, making butter, growing a garden, tying knots, sewing and knitting… so many now have none of these skills.

[@beverlybalius9303]

Not all of us are soft. Some of us were raised up hard.

[@beverlybalius9303]

@@Silverhaired59 Speak for yourself, not all were raised up without skills.

[@sandreawhite7534]

That was excellent!!!

[@KimberlyCachanilla]

Wow amazing!!!never heard This story and I’m intrigued!!!! I want more!!!

[@kbennett3274]

Awesome story

[@lindasimons691]

Unbelievable. So brave, so strong. Thx

[@micahkaplan9303]

Glad to see this channel growing

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Wow! This all needs to be made i to a movie. Though no one would believe it. That story is nuts! 💪

[@deana8202]

It's pretty amazing that she could remember all these details while dehydrated, starving, trying to hide from indians walking at night.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Fear heightens awareness. High emotions heighten memories. That's what you remember traumatic, bad and embarrassing things so well. Doing so kept our distant ancestors alive because they'd remember the rattlesnake or enemy.

[@kimazz1]

Thank you!

[@deltonwatts9726]

Thank you for presenting this great and inspiring story.

[@PlatinumIrishrose]

Thank you for pronouncing 'foliage' correctly!😁

[@samwell707]

This whole saga is so fascinating. I cant wait for more.

[@tonyholt90]

Wow I've been listening to the other episodes and it's been really gripping. Looking forward to hearing the Fannie Kelly account 👍

[@susanschaffner4422]

So we'll read. Thank you.

[@Marian-eh5jd]

Stumbled across your channel. I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next video.

[@cheyenneblankenship8179]

Excellent. I enjoyed this much

[@kathrynway7218]

Can't wait for the next reading!

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

I like the photo of re-enactors with the covered wagons on rubber tires.

[@karenhill3970]

Aww the TEXAS 🇨🇱...yes...this was something else!!so glad She had the courage and fortitude to survive,!!!!..I'm from Texas.also .....thank you so much ...and Her little boy survived!! 🙏🙏🇨🇱..I want to hear the other lady did too

[@lauriedavidson1585]

I love to write and my children tease me because I told them that I just love words! You certainly cannot tell it here, but I think it's an art, and when I sit down to really write, I work very hard at my art and use the most creative and descriptive words that I possibly can. I don't think I'll ever write quite this, though.

[@veronicaguyader9997]

This was fantastic! And it helps passing the time shoveling snow from my house towards my rural driveway for the plow. Its a lot of snow...so i have a few hours. Also, i am a Spirit Lake Massacre historian, so this story resonates with me...because of the captives. Thank you for doing this!

[@coreydarr8464]

What a great story, I enjoyed it very much!🥲

[@2012escapee1]

Too bad she didn't know they could eat the prickly pear pads.

[@darrenmcg97]

What about the toad.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Rose hips too.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

And don't cactuses, like other xerophytes (and camels), store water?

[@2012escapee1]

@@JudgeJulieLit yes

[@joanhuffman2166]

Removing the thorns is difficult without tools. Few modern people would even think of making stone tools of flint, never mind know how. Nopales (prickly pear pads) are mildly sour in taste and muscilaginous in texture. The fruit is also covered with clusters of thorns, and are not available in all seasons.

[@janicemerritt327]

I love history. Especially a true account like this. There is a book I read years ago called Foolow The River. It is backed on a true stiry

[@tphvictims5101]

Amazing story.

[@suzyq1320]

I saw the photo of the boy in an Apache book. It was said that he was raised by the Apaches.

[@davesskillet9235]

Awesome tale

[@cfish64]

awesome man

[@susanhanna940]

I appreciate your insightful storytelling of the whites- not comparable to what my people endured😊

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

Narrative regarding as fiction the ability to track over rock surface is laid to rest with Tom Brown 'Tracker'. In his books he explains how it is done; in fact, how he tracked a mouse across rocky surfaces. Being trained by an Apache medicine man who had accumulated as much Indian lore as possible to prevent it from being forgotten ... the techniques stand up to scrutiny. At the same time he does not indicate ALL Indians could do so... Those specially selected as secret scouts kept the knowledge within their number.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Today such scouts would excel as urban detectives.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

@@JudgeJulieLit Humm ... well, Tom Brown's training and orientation is a modern one and the focus was on living in nature without any assist from 'White Man's tools or civilization'. He still lives. Am not sure about the term urban detective. What is your understanding of it?

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

The tracking across rock surfaces lies in getting the correct sun angle on the rock, getting one's head next to the rock and perceiving marks in the slight dust layer on the rock surface. Amazing.

[@firepower7654]

@@michaelpcooksey5096 So you really think that Indians were laying with their heads against rocks looking at dust prints for game or other Indians for hours on end? As a tracker myself, it is about looking for the signs of the out of ordinary in the ordinary. It isn't mystical or magical and not on a micro level. Indians were humans, and followed our same patterns and had to be just as fast at doing so. Too many people think of these tribes a wood nymphs rather than just primitive people.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

@@firepower7654 Well ... since you refuse to think there is anything else you can learn Please DO NOT read Tom Brown's books. He was taught by an Apache Medicine Man and Indian Scout along with the Apache's grandson ... for around 10 years ... in the woods ... with the permission of the parents... You might be some sort of abbreviated tracker ... but you're not fit to be a scout ... they keep open to learning.

[@rudyvanautreve3222]

Thank you. Greetz from Flanders

[@braeutchen41]

I can hardly imagine being able to GLORY in the beauty of the magnificent countryside when plights were so dire. What courage! You know they say, "hard times make GREAT men... And easy times causes TIK TOK"......😏

[@jimclarke1108]

The good old days.....

[@diankreczmer6595]

What a pleasure to listen to the captive who was so articulate

[@deadhorse1391]

A great video…Thanks! Gives a good idea of how the Indians were and how the whites thought about them

[@johnblais2065]

Just amazing

[@PNWCagey-Dub]

That took a lot of courage.

[@Loobylooto2]

Wow just wow 😮 What strength

[@vikingskuld]

Great channel im glad i found it

[@lcramer9574]

I find this very interesting the reader did a great job. If you don’t like you don’t listen it is in your control. Go read the book and read it and the it will be in your perfect voice.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

Thank you buddy.

[@dianebrady6784]

The flower shown was a white trillium.

[@Loobylooto2]

I just had to subscribe to these excellent accounts of strength - im not sure I would be as resourceful

[@lindakopetsky5143]

Mercury County , Pennsylvania is very near where I grew up.

[@neoanderson726]

so I cold not listen for very long HOW many days was it that she went without water ? "The maximum time an individual can go without water seems to be a week, an estimate that is based on observations of people at the end of their lives, when food and water intake has been stopped, Randall K. Packer, a professor of biology at George Washington University told Maggie Fox of NBC News in 2013. But one week is a generous estimate. Three to four days would be more typical, especially in difficult conditions like broiling heat. "You can go 100 hours without drinking at an average temperature outdoors," Claude Piantadosi of Duke University told Fox. "If it’s cooler, you can go a little longer. If you are exposed to direct sunlight, it’s less." and that is not taking is not consideration weight , age and how much activity they are doing "

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

Hi Daryl hope you're doin fine. You show us a European water snake :~)! I like your style brother, who is the boy with the dark mark beside his mouth? The children behind him look Apache maybe Navajo... I enjoyed as always, God's Blessing from Northern Germany. Ludwig

[@unworthyhistory]

Hi Ludwig! I knew that snake didn't look familiar... You're correct that those were apaches. That boy I keep using as a picture for Frank is Jimmy McKinn - the picture was taken in 1886 fineartamerica.com/featured/abducted-white-boy-jimmy-mckinn-freed-from-his-apache-abductors-cs-fly-photo-sonora-march-1886-david-lee-guss.html

[@okiedokieartichokie772]

I've noticed that several of the sections of this are identical to the account Fanny wrote word for word. Still so interesting.

[@carlclarkarmyret137]

Remarkable!

[@lynnsintention5722]

Hollywood has really glossed over the brutality of this era. I am quite sure that this woman was happy to return to civilization an dnever looked back

[@DonnaMM6361]

I am enjoying the reading of these narratives. Thank you for making them. I am curious about the title of this channel being "Unworthy (crossed out "un" worthy) History"? What makes it "unworthy"? Does crossing out the "un" make it better? Is there a back story about that? Also, why the sing songy manner of referring to the title of this channel. There must be something I don't know about. The choice of memoirs is excellent and the reading is good. I would love to know more about the photos and extra pictures that are dispersed throughout the storyline. They are wonderful and add a huge amount of information and reality to the descriptions related in the storyline. Kudos for this production! The Find a Grave stills are a nice touch as well. I have never seen a video quite like this series before. You have snagged my interest in memoirs as a method of understanding history, my interest in American history and the experience of individuals within our history, and of family history and genealogy. This project deserves a stamp of "WELL DONE!" Very well done, and incredibly worthy. In fact, you might reconsider the sing songy introductions. This is a very respectable work! Well done. You have my gratitude and interest.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

The title's "Unworthy" is ironic, as it denotes much past historiography's demotion or suppression of the personal stories (biographies and narratives of personal life events and phases, histories and "her-stories") of thitherto sub-elite people of various races, ethnicities, genders, ages and other human conditions, even as it reveals such narratives and their subjects to be extraordinarily meritocratically worthy.

[@DonnaMM6361]

@@JudgeJulieLit OK. Maybe that's it. That could make sense. Do you have any idea why the narrator uses such a silly sing songy inflection when he makes the introductions? I would prefer that he use a sincere adult demeanor.

[@oldsalt7534]

43:05 Check out the wheels on those wagons.

[@patriciajrs46]

Who is Fanny Kelly? My grandmother ha sister named Fanny Kelly. Maybe it's possible that this woman is a descendant of my great aunt.

[@speakupriseup4549]

So what happened with the toad, don't leave us hanging!🐸

[@thomaslockwood8870]

These are wonderful stories I love to hear. I'm going to listen to them all they're so good. I wish however they didn't flip back and forth between the two captured ladies. A little confusing. Also I still don't know about the young girl Mrs Kelly's daughter. But I see up ahead it's explained. Why do we have to wait? Don't they tell stories in sequence in Texas?😅😅

[@marymcandrew7667]

Hi, are you continuing the story of Fanny? I want to find out what happens to her. Nice channel!

[@anniemiller7729]

A great description of the canyon experience. I guess they didn’t eat the toad.

[@dennisstevens3581]

Hike naked bahaha George Carrigan told me about that when he hiked the trail down there !!!

[@kenmartin9106]

The vocabulary of this time most only went to the sixth grade. They had no TV they read books in school it was just the three R's

[@annabarela4105]

When is part two

[@marcusholtzmann8387]

“In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college” ~ Joesph Sobran

[@imout671]

What state and area did this happen

[@unworthyhistory]

Wyoming near Fort Deer Creek in 1864. The capture took place at Little Box Elder Creek.

[@HeathInClearLake]

At 23:12 what animal do you think is being described?

[@stevenmaritz759]

Looking on the map , would this be Deer Creek Minnesota ?

[@mauriceclark4870]

Bet the young lad had. Lots. Memories later in life. Something to muse over when. Hot old. Very exiting oddisey. For. Them. Women are tough some more than men !!!!

[@gaylesimons8985]

How did Mrs.Kelly escape the Indians?

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

Glad she got away eventually. Bet they used her poor bugger