The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin (2011, Paperback, Un

The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by MARGOT MIFFLIN is a gripping historical biography that explores the remarkable true story of Olive Oatman, a young pioneer girl who was captured and tattooed by Native Americans in the 1850s. Orphaned after a brutal attack on her family, Oatman lived as a slave among the Yavapai and later as an adopted daughter of the Mohave tribe. Based on letters, diaries, and historical records, this book offers a deeply researched and compassionate retelling of her extraordinary life — from her captivity and cultural assimilation to her return to white society, where she became a national sensation. This First Nebraska Paperback Edition (2011) includes a new postscript and a previously unpublished letter by Olive Oatman herself. ---------------------------------------- Item Details: * Title: The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman * Author: Margot Mifflin * Series: Women in the West * Publisher: University of Nebraska Press * Copyright: 2009; Postscript © 2011 * Edition: First Nebraska Paperback Printing, 2011 * ISBN: 978-0-8032-3517-5 * Format: Trade Paperback * Length: 255 pages * Dimensions: Approx. 9 in H × 6 in W × 0.75 in D * Condition: Very Good — clean pages, light cover wear, name label on inside front cover (see photos). * Vivid, historically accurate account of Olive Oatman's life. * Explores gender, identity, captivity, and frontier mythology.