The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman: Women in the West, Book 1

The Blue Tattoo is a captivating true story of a forgotten heroine of frontier America, Olive Oatman.

Orphaned at 13 years old during a massacre, Olive was taken as a slave by her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave tribe who tattooed her face and raised her as their own.

Fully assimilated into their culture, she lived happily until ransomed back to white society at 19, becoming an instant celebrity.

However, the price of fame was high, and Olive endured a lifetime of pain from her ruptured childhood.

This book examines her life from childhood in Illinois to later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas, based on historical records including letters and diaries of Olive's friends and relatives.