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by: PENELOPE SCAMBLY SCHOTT
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780813016399
ISBN: 0813016398
Label: University Press of Florida
Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 72
Publication Date: January 17, 1999
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Sales Rank: 1132565
Studio: University Press of Florida
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Rating:  - An honor to Penelope's Courage
I, too, am a descendent of Penelope Stout, and I am a poet.
The poetry in this collection is written with mastery. The collection and the book itself are a work of art that honors a woman's memory, legacy, strengths and struggles. The character development allows the reader and decedents to relate to Penelope as a complex human being, not a flawless hero, which allows us to connect more intimately with Penelope. Schott respects the historical facts and remains well within the boundaries ... Read More
Rating:  - Insult to a courageous lady
I purchased and read the story of Penelope Stout by Penelope Scambly Schott, and I'm sorry I did. I am a descendant of Penelope Stout, and I believe this poem is an insult to the memory of one courageous woman. I see no need to defame the memory of this beautiful woman by suggesting that she had homosexual leanings and lost her faith. Penelope apparently did not lose her faith in God as she reared children who were people of faith. Marriage and children should be indication enough that she was not a Lesbian. ... Read More
Rating: - Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman
An excellent rendering in poetic form of a remarkable true story of survival. Penelope arrived on the shores of America in the 1640's to face an immediate, devastating loss of her husband due to a brutual attack by Indians. Left half-scalped and severely injured on the beach of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Penelope somehow survives the attack, and after seven days is rescued by Indians and nursed back to health. I personally owe deep gratitude to Machk, the Lenape Indian who used his Native remedies and skills ... Read More
Rating: - THE STORY OF THE HALF-SCALPED WOMAN:
THE STORY WAS GREAT . ITS AMAZING SHE LIVED THRU ALL OF THAT . THE INDIAN THAT SAVED HER I UNDERSTAND USE TO COME VISIT HER . I'VE READ PLENTLY OF STORIES ON THIS WOMAN BUT , THIS ONE I THINK STANDS OUT THE MOST . I AM A DESCENDANT OF HER'S . SO IT HAS COME IN MOST HELPFULL WHILE I'M TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON THIS PART OF MY FAMILY. THANK YOU JENA WILSON
Rating: - "Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman"
"Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman" invokes 3 Penelopes. Penelope Schott, its author. Penelope of "The Odyssey", Ulysses' long abandoned and faithful wife, and the Penelope of this true story, an early American settler. Like The Odyssey's Penelope, her tale is told in poetry. Newlywed Penelope arrives from Holland, on the shores of New Jersey in 1640. Her husband is too ill to go further so they are left by their companions. Almost immediately they are set upon by Lenape Indians who kill her ... Read More
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