Captivity of the Oatman Girls by R.B. Stratton Paperback Book

Description: Captivity of the Oatman Girls by R.B. Stratton, Wilcomb E. Washburn, Billy J. Stratton "Reprinted from the revised and enlarged third edition of 1858."--title-page verso. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the spring of 1851 nine members of the Oatman family set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail. Seventy miles from the California border they were attacked by Indians, who killed the entire family except a boy, Lorenzo (mistakenly left for dead), and two girls, Ann and Olive. The girls were taken into captivity, soon to be sold to other Indians farther west. Lorenzo, though badly wounded, regained consciousness and found his way back to a trail, where he received help. As soon as he was able, he began to search for his sisters. R. B. Strattons narrative, based on interviews with the Oatmans, vividly describes the Oatman family, their fateful journey, the killings, the girls time in captivity, and Lorenzos search for them. Olive Oatmans account of her captivity provided one of the earliest descriptions of life in Indian villages of the Southwest. When first published in 1857, Captivity of the Oatman Girls became a sensational bestseller, which encouraged Stratton to enlarge the book. This Bison Books edition includes the entirety of that enlarged edition, plus a new foreword by Billy J. Stratton, which provides historical context for the captivity story and places it within the American literary tradition that resulted from violent encounters between would-be colonizers and Indigenous groups fighting for their lands. Author Biography R. B. Stratton (1827–1875) was a Methodist reverend. He lectured in California for eleven years before publishing his best-selling story of the Oatman girls in 1857. Wilcomb E. Washburn (1925–1997) was former director of the Smithsonian Institutions American Studies Program. Billy J. Stratton is an associate professor of English at the University of Denver and is not related to R. B. Stratton. He is the author of Buried in Shades of Night: Contested Voices, Indian Captivity, and the Legacy of King Philips War and editor of The Fictions of Stephen Graham Jones: A Critical Companion. Table of Contents Foreword by Wilcomb Washburn Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Details ISBN1496237706 Author Billy J. Stratton Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781496237705 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-10-01 Country of Publication United States Audience General US Release Date 2024-10-01 Publisher University of Nebraska Press Edition Description New Edition Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Replaces 9780803291393 Illustrations 16 illustrations ISBN-10 1496237706 UK Release Date 2024-10-01 Pages 332 DEWEY 979.1040922 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161298626;

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