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The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin (Paperback, 2011)
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ISBN-13: 9780803235175, 978-0803235175. In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures.
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In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures. The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society. She became an instant celebrity, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime. Based on historical records, including letters and diaries of Oatman's friends and relatives, The Blue Tattoo is the first book to examine her life from her childhood in Illinois-including the massacre, her captivity, and her return to white society-to her later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas. Oatman's story has since become legend, inspiring artworks, fiction, film, radio plays, and even an episode of Death Valley Days starring Ronald Reagan. Its themes, from the perils of religious utopianism to the permeable border between civilization and savagery, are deeply rooted in the American psyche. Oatman's blue tattoo was a cultural symbol that evoked both the imprint of her Mohave past and the lingering scars of westward expansion. It also served as a reminder of her deepest secret, fully explored here for the first time: she never wanted to go home. Purchase the audio edition.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-139780803235175
eBay Product ID (ePID)108473062
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Blue Tattoo: the Life of Olive Oatman
AuthorMargot Mifflin
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicZoology
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMargot Mifflin
Series TitleWomen in the West
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 28 May, 2020
The blue tattoo
It was good because it went into the history and dates of the times. So the book was not all about blood and gore (but was horrific) made up just for the sake of it, was the true story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Feb, 2023
Ok but not worth the money if buying new
Very disappointed in this book, quite thin and I suppose the girl was very young when she lived with the Indians so maybe she couldn’t remember much or the author didn’t have the knowledge to portray her life. Not worth the money and too many pages of references at the backVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 Jul, 2017
Compelling Reading .
I enjoyed this book from start to finish and I read it in a day as it had me gripped from the beginning. What an amazing lady Olive turned out to be, A lady who held no malice for the Indians who she eventually thought of as family. Well worth a read if considering buying this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Sep, 2021
Worthwhile read!!
Interesting book, well researched- good buy!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Oct, 2021
easy to carry around
it was amazing and interestingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
