Anti-Mormon Prejudice and the Politics of Whiteness in The Captivity of the Oatman Girls.

The article talks about the popularity of the book "The Captivity of the Oatman Girls Among the Apache and Mohave Indians," based on the real life kidnapping of Olive A. Oatman and her younger sister Mary Ann by Yavapai Apaches in Arizona, talking about the popularity of narratives of white women pl...

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Publicado en:Southwestern American Literature Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 35 - 51
Autor principal: Tanglen, Randi Lynn
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Center for the Study of the Southwest Fall2017
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Sumario:The article talks about the popularity of the book "The Captivity of the Oatman Girls Among the Apache and Mohave Indians," based on the real life kidnapping of Olive A. Oatman and her younger sister Mary Ann by Yavapai Apaches in Arizona, talking about the popularity of narratives of white women placed under Native American captivity among American audiences.