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The Blue Tattoo The Life of Olive Oatman Women in the West 1st Edition by Margot Mifflin ISBN 0803224486 9780803224483

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Author(s): Margot Mifflin
ISBN(s): 9780803224483, 0803224486
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
File Details: PDF, 2.62 MB
Year: 2009
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0803224486 
ISBN 13: 9780803224483
Author: Margot Mifflin

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.

The Blue Tattoo The Life of Olive Oatman Women in the West 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 The Story of Olive Oatman
1.2 Women in the 19th-Century American West
1.3 Purpose and Themes of the Book
1.4 Sources and Historiography

Chapter 2: Early Life and Family Background
2.1 The Oatman Family in Illinois
2.2 Migration Westward
2.3 Life on the Frontier
2.4 Early Influences and Education

Chapter 3: Journey into the West
3.1 Leaving Illinois for California
3.2 The Challenges of Frontier Travel
3.3 Encounters with Native Tribes
3.4 The Tragic Fate of the Oatman Family

Chapter 4: Capture and Life with Native Tribes
4.1 The Yavapai Capture
4.2 Transition to the Mohave
4.3 Cultural Adaptation and Survival
4.4 The Blue Tattoo: Significance and Symbolism

Chapter 5: Release and Return to American Society
5.1 Negotiations and Rescue
5.2 Reentry into Settler Society
5.3 Public Attention and Fame
5.4 The Challenges of Reintegration

Chapter 6: Olive Oatman’s Later Life
6.1 Personal Struggles and Relationships
6.2 Public Lectures and Memoirs
6.3 Managing Public Perception
6.4 Legacy and Death

Chapter 7: Women on the Frontier
7.1 Gender Roles and Expectations
7.2 Frontier Work and Survival
7.3 Comparisons with Other Women Pioneers
7.4 The Myth and Reality of the Western Woman

Chapter 8: Cultural Impact and Historical Significance
8.1 Representation in Literature and Media
8.2 The Blue Tattoo as Symbol
8.3 Reassessing Historical Narratives
8.4 Contributions to Women’s History

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