The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival
The Oatman Massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest USA. In this riveting account, Brian McGinty explores the background, development, and aftermath of the tragedy, in which all but three members of a Mormon family were murdered by Southwestern Indians. The attackers took thirteen-year-old Olive and eight-year-old Mary Ann captive and left their wounded fourteen-year-old brother Lorenzo for dead. After about a year, Olive and Mary Ann were traded to a Mohave Indian community, but only Olive lived to be rescued and reunited with her brother at Fort Yuma five years later.
Using diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, as well as recent studies of nineteenth-century Southwestern Indian peoples, McGinty dispels myths and corrects omissions in earlier sensationalized versions of the story.
Paperback.
272 pages (16 b&w illustrations & 2 maps).
Size: 8.5
Price: $16.95
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Part # 30094
