Mary Rowlandson (ca. 1637–1711) was taken and held captive by Narragansett Indians in Massachusetts during King Philip’s War in 1676. She later wrote an account of the ordeal, The Soveraignty & Goodness of God, Together with the Faithfulness of His Promises Displayed; Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, which was first published in 1682 and ran through more than thirty editions to become a classic of American colonial literature.