Captivity Of The Oatman Girls: Being An Interesting Narrative Of Life Among The Apache And Mohave Indians - Softcover

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

Paperback. Zustand: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: In 1851 the Oatman family set out alone in covered wagons along the Santa Fe trail to California. Seventy miles from the California border they were attacked by Indians, who massacred the entire family, except a boy, Lorenzo 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, found his way back to civilization. As soon as he was able, he began to search for his sisters. The author narrative is based upon interviews with the Oatman's themselves. Olive Oatman's account of her captivity provided one of the earliest descriptions of life in Indian villages of the Southwest. For five years Lorenzo sought to locate his sisters and a subplot involves his efforts to rescue the girls. Olive Oatman was rescued from her captor in February 1856. Later married John B. Fairchild and spent the rest of her life in Sherman, Texas. Where she passed away in 1903. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Royal B. Stratton was a Methodist reverend. He lectured in California for eleven years before publishing his best selling story of the Oatman girls in 1857. He generously used the royalties earned from the book to pay for Lorenzo and Olive's college education. He lived in Yreka, California. CONTENTS: CHAPTER I 17 The first EncampmentThe Oatman FamilyTheir checkered Allotment up to the Time of their EmigrationMr. OatmanHis IllhealthProposes to join the Party organized to form an American Colony near the Gulf of California, in 1849The 10th of AugustDiscord in Camp, owing to the religious Prejudices of a few First Danger from IndiansThe Camanche BandTwo Girls taken for "Injins" The Grape DumplingMexican SettlementsThe Hunt for Antelopes, and its tragical EndCharles refuses to fight "Injins"' with PrayerMoroScarcity of ProvisionsDiscontent and MurmuringsMr. LaneHis DeathLoss of Animals by the ApachesMrs. M. in the WellSanta Cruz and TukjonSome of the Company remain here PimoleThe only traveling Companions of the Oatman Family resolve to remainMr. Oatman, in Perplexity, resolves to proceed. CHAPTER II 36 Mr. and Mrs. Oatman in PerplexityInterview with Dr. Lecount Advises them to proceedThey start aloneTeams begin to failThe Roads are badThe Country rough and mountainousCompelled to carry the Baggage up the Hills by Hand Overtaken by Dr. Lecount on his way to Fort YumaHe promises them Assistance from the FortThe next Night the Horses of Dr. Lecount are stolen by the Apaches He posts a Card, warning Mr. Oatman of Danger, and starts on Foot for the Fort Reach the Gila RiverCamp on the Island late at NightTheir dreary Situation, and the Conversation of the ChildrenThe Morning of the 29th'of MarchTheir Struggle to ascend the Hill on the 29thReach the Summit about SunsetThe Despondence and Presentiments of Mr. OatmanNineteen Apaches approach them Profess FriendlinessThe MassacreLorenzo left for dead, but is preservedThe Capture of Olive and Mary Ann. CHAPTER III 51 Lorenzo OatmanConscious of most of the Scenes of the MassacreThe next Day he finds himself at the Foot of a rocky Declivity, over which he had fallen Makes an Effort to walkStarts for I'imoleHis Feelings and SufferingsIs attacked by WolvesThen by two Indians, who are about to shoot him downTheir subsequent KindnessThey go on to the Place of MassacreHe meets the Wilders and KellysThey take him back to PimoleIn about one Month gets well, and starts for Fort YumaVisits the Place of MassacreHis FeelingsBurial of the DeadReflectionsThe two GirlsTheir Thoughts of Home and FriendsConduct of their CaptorsDisposition of the StockCruelty to the Girls to hurry them on Girls resolve not to proceedMeet eleven Indians, who seek to kill OliveReasons forApaches defend herTheir Habits of Fear for their own SafetyTheir Reception at the Apache VillageOne YearThe MohavesTheir second coming among the ApachesConversation of Olive and Mary. Artikel-Nr. PB1111008615694

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