The Blue Tattoo The Life of Olive Oatman |
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| Author:
| Mifflin, Margot |
| Series title: | Women in the West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-1148-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer travelling 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.
In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer travelling 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.