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Captivity of the Oatman girls / R. B. Stratton, Wilcomb E. Washburn, and Billy J. Stratton.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Stratton, R. B. (Royal Byron), 1827-1875, author.
Washburn, Wilcomb E., author.
Stratton, Billy J., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Indian captivities--Southwest, New.
Indian captivities.
Apache Indians.
Mohave Indians.
Oatman, Olive Ann--Captivity.
Oatman, Olive Ann.
Oatman, Mary Ann, -1852--Captivity.
Oatman, Mary Ann.
Oatman family.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (200 pages)
Edition:
New edition.
Place of Publication:
Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]
Summary:
A sensational bestseller when first published in 1857, Captivity of the Oatman Girls is the story of the nine members of the Oatman family who set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail in 1851 and were attacked by Indians who killed most of the family, mistakenly left one boy for dead, and took two girls as captives. This Bison Books edition includes the entirety of the enlarged edition and a new foreword.
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Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4962-4107-X
1-4962-4106-1

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