Life among the Indians, or: The captivity of the Oatman girls among the Apache & Mohave Indians;
containing also: an interesting account of the massacre of the Oatman family, by the Apache Indians in 1851; the narrow escape of Lorenzo D. Oatman; the capture of Olive A. and Mary A. Oatman; the death by starvation of the latter; the five years' suffering and captivity of Olive A. Oatman; also, her singular recapture in 1856;
as given by Lorenzo D. & Olive A. Oatman, the only surviving members of the family, to the author, R.B. Stratton.

Description

Main Author

Stratton, Royal B., d. 1875.

Related Names

Dean, Mallette, 1907-1975.
Bynum, Lindley, 1895-1965.
Grabhorn Press.

Language(s)

English

Published

San Francisco, Grabhorn Press, 1935.

Subjects

Oatman family.
Indian captivities.

Note

First edition, 1857 has title "Life among the Indians; being an interesting narrative of the captivity of the Oatman girls ..." The 2d ed, 1857, and latter printings have title "Captivity of the Oatman girls ..."
"Introduction to this edition, by Lindley Bynum": 3d-4th prelim. leaves.
"Five hundred & fifty copies ... printed ... The illustrations are engraved on wood by Mallette Dean."

Physical Description

6 p. l., 209 p. front., illus. (map) plates. 25 cm.

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