The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman (Women in the West)

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However, it must be said that the young girl was never held captive by the Mojave. They always told her she was free to leave whenever she wished. But Olive never had any special interest in returning to what the white man called civilization. Her life was good. She was happy. I wasn't sure about this going in--after all, a book about an uncultured girl being thrown into finishing school? How many of these awkward fish-out-of-water stories do we need? The Blue Tattoo is well-researched history that reads like unbelievable fiction, telling the story of Olive Oatman, the first tattooed American white woman. . . . Mifflin weaves together Olive's story with the history of American westward expansion, the Mohave, tattooing in America, and captivity literature in the 1800s."—Elizabeth Quinn, Bust Varney, Philip (1994). Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Arizona Department of Transportation, State of Arizona. p.1905. ISBN 978-0-916179-44-1.

Hsieh, Veronica (November 2011). "Hell on Wheels Handbook – Olive Oatman, a Historical Counterpart to Eva". AMC Network Entertainment LLC . Retrieved 17 January 2019. The blue tattoos adorning my skin narrate a tale of resilience, illustrating the depth of emotions and the strength hidden beneath the surface. These delicate blue tattoos evoke a sense of tranquility and grace, capturing the ethereal allure of the ocean’s depths. In many cultures, blue tattoos carry significant symbolism, representing elements such as spirituality, wisdom, and protection. Opting for blue tattoos on the arms can make for a striking and captivating choice, lending an element of cool elegance to one’s overall appearance. Serving as a marker of individuality and self-expression, blue tattoos allow individuals to showcase their unique style and personality with pride. Conclusion I thought this was a fascinating read about Olive Oatman. Her family decided to travel westward after being counseled to do so by a self-proclaimed prophet, James Brewster. The religion was called Brewsterism and was a spin-off of Mormonism. There were a lot of politics surrounding religion during this timeframe, which influenced a lot of people’s decisions. Margot Mifflin sketches out a life in fine detail in her book The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman . . . . It rouses strong metaphors with timeless applications: the idea of what marks us, that which comprises our stories and how they are interpreted, appropriated or manipulated."—Melissa Corliss Delorenzo, Her Circle

a b "The Murder at Oatman Flat". The Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. September 27, 1913. p.4 . Retrieved August 1, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

Powelson, Benjamin F. (6 December 2015). "Olive Oatman, circa 1863". 58 State St, Rochester, NY. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: location ( link) I can't imagine the inner storms with which Olive lived her life. And never really being able to tell her authentic truth, but to hold it within for a lifetime. It's sad. But perhaps we all do that to some extent, but her inner life must have been a huge one to keep tamped down. In an episode of the series The Ghost Inside My Child: The Wild West and Tribal Quest, a southern American Baptist family claims that their daughter Olivia says she is the reincarnation of Olive Oatman. [35] Olive's childhood friend Susan Thompson, whom she befriended again at this time, stated many years later that she believed Olive was "grieving" upon her forced return because she had been married to a Mohave man and had given birth to two boys. [3] :152 [18]

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The Brewsterites were not headed for Zion—which was the community in the Great Basin (now known as the Salt Lake Valley and is still the headquarters for the worldwide Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—also known as the “Mormons”)—but were actually following the Santa Fe Trail “arguing with Brewster about whether to continue to California or settle in Socorro, New Mexico”(pg 23). (Also clarified by Mifflin, yet still no distinction made.)