In March 1780, young Catharine Malott was captured by the Delaware with her mother and two siblings. She was separated from them and came to live with the Shawnee for 4 years. As she came first to Chilicothe, the author assumed she would have seen and met 12 year old Tecumseh and some of his family. Although adopted by a kind woman, Catharine is not content to stay captive. Simon Girty is asked to look for her, and he rescues her in 1784. By August they are married in Detroit. They settle in Amherstburg where four children are born but they manage to keep in touch with Indian friends as Girty often goes south as interpreter for the British.
These are the facts around which author Jane Buttery has spun a story to show Catharine's and Tecumapese's resilience during difficult times. She also imagined them meeting again in 1812. Both were strong women of faith and faced problems wisely and independently.