The Captured Author:Scott Zesch Facts about the experiences of several Texas Hill Country children kidnapped by Indians in the 1800s. Most who survived the initial ordeal became Indian at heart and never quite reconciled to white society. — The stark truth of the cultural clash between Native Americans and white settlers in the ultimate story of self-discovery told against a ba... more »ckdrop of bigotry and fear on the Texas frontier. This book reveals that both sides in the conflict were capable of alternating acts of compassion and brutality. It also helps readers realize how white youths taken captive by Comanche warriors would often struggle between returning to their homes and blood ties and clinging to the nomadic lifestyle that some of them came to love.« less