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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;

Title
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.
Author
Stratton, R. B. (Royal Byron), 1827-1875.
Publication
San Francisco, Grabhorn Press, 1935.

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Additional Authors
  • Bynum, Lindley.
  • Dean, Mallette, 1907-
Description
6 p. l., 209 p. front., illus. (map) plates.; 24.5 cm.
Series Statement
[Rare Americana. 3d ser., no. 2]
Alternative Title
The captivity of the Oatman girls among the Apache and Mohave Indians.
Subject
  • Oatman family
  • Indian captivities
  • Indians of North America > Apache
  • Indians of North America > Mohave
Note
  • "Five hundred & fifty copies ... printed ... The illustrations are engraved on wood by Mallette Dean."
  • "Introduction to this edition, by Lindley Bynum": 3d-4th prelim. leaves.
  • 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 later printings have title "Captivity of the Oatman girls ... "
Call Number
*KP (Grabhorn) (Stratton, R. B. Life among the Indians)
LCCN
36004010
OCLC
653168
Author
Stratton, R. B. (Royal Byron), 1827-1875.
Title
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.
Imprint
San Francisco, Grabhorn Press, 1935.
Series
[Rare Americana. 3d ser., no. 2]
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Added Author
Bynum, Lindley.
Dean, Mallette, 1907- Illustrator
Added Title
The captivity of the Oatman girls among the Apache and Mohave Indians.
Research Call Number
*KP (Grabhorn) (Stratton, R. B. Life among the Indians)
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