This small but important book contains the story of the Draper family’s settling of Western Virginia, and especially the story of the abduction of Mary Draper Ingles and her two sons, as told to author John Ingles by his mother, Mary Ingles. Escape From Indian Captivity was used by author John Alexander Thom in the writing of the well-known historical novel Follow the River. Anyone familiar with the heroic feats of Mary Ingles will enjoy reading this author’s account of his mother’s escape from Indian captivity.