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The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman
- Women in the West, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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In 1851 Olive Oatman was a 13-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 19, 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.
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- Debora
- 25-01-23
Excellent
I have loved every word of this book. It truly gives an unbiased essence to the original story.
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- Johnvan
- 03-03-23
olives story
Enjoyed the telling of the story especially the analysis at the end. food for thought
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-23
Amazing for history lovers.
This book was so good! I work in an office and the atmosphere can be a bit quiet so I often listen to an audio book to help pass time and I wizzed through this book! It was so interesting and I love the fact it was all based on so much fact and research. I loved it, highly recommend for those who love history.
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- Emma Charlton
- 20-07-23
Fascinating story in context
Excellent work conveying the facts and myths surrounding this woman’s experience. When you put it into it’s relative historical and social context you can really understand the why’s and wherefore that resulted in the story being retold in so many ways. Brilliantly written and told, definitely worth a listen.
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