Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Captivity of the Oatman Girls: Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians

Captivity of the Oatman Girls: Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians
Captivity of the Oatman Girls Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians
Author: R. B. Stratton
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 massacred 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803291393
ISBN-10: 0803291396
Publication Date: 6/1/1983
Pages: 290
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 5

2.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

reviewed Captivity of the Oatman Girls: Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a great story and a well written account of a true event in american western history. The setting is a wagon train headed west in the mid 1800's.
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "Captivity of the Oatman Girls Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians"


Genres: