Born a Native American, but brought up Amish, Hester Zug, at age 20, flees her Amish home.
Twice rescued--first by matronly.
Hester\'s natural instincts for navigating the forests in colonial Pennsylvania along with the Book of medicines and remedies given to her by an aged Native American woman allow her to survive until she gets sick from drinking river water.
Her father\'s too-tender care of her has made her stepmother wildly jealous, and so Hester sets off, knowing only that she can\'t stay.
Born a Native American, but brought up Amish, Hester Zug, at age 20, flees her Amish home