tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post6314632564790657689..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: The Blue TattooCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-37792195555254872192013-11-13T07:51:59.076-05:002013-11-13T07:51:59.076-05:00This is the first I've heard of the story - it...This is the first I've heard of the story - it sounds interesting. Thank you for the info and review!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-75420580289799975382013-09-16T01:58:17.691-04:002013-09-16T01:58:17.691-04:00Would love to read this book - have always had an ...Would love to read this book - have always had an interest in the lifestyle of those captured by indians! <br /><br />I am a descendant of Marmaduke VanSwearingen - who was supposedly captured by indians & was made a war chief, because they were impressed by his bravery. There was an outdoor drama on his life that played in Zenia, Oh. for years. He was wearing a blue jacket when captured, &bontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852536941656729576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-46120090094526469752013-09-15T16:32:28.281-04:002013-09-15T16:32:28.281-04:00Thanks, Carla. I'll look into it.Thanks, Carla. I'll look into it.Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26431321023925425792013-09-14T01:58:33.064-04:002013-09-14T01:58:33.064-04:00Great review! Very interesting and intriguing book...Great review! Very interesting and intriguing book. Looking forward to reading the book. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the giveaway.<br />Barbara Thompson <br />barbmaci61(at)yahoo(dot)com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961896240783203387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-41574098949605277122013-09-14T01:04:02.367-04:002013-09-14T01:04:02.367-04:00It's a fascinating subject. I imagine that it...It's a fascinating subject. I imagine that it must have been extremely difficult for them to live among the colonists or the Native Americans. They were part of both but belonged to neither.Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-30254635217417257612013-09-13T11:53:24.867-04:002013-09-13T11:53:24.867-04:00Here's a little history of the tatoo, Susan. T...Here's a little history of the tatoo, Susan. Thank Capt. Cook when in 1769 he introduced tatoos to westerners from other <br />cultures. http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/07/26_tattoo.htmlCarla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79398544984829736772013-09-13T11:49:56.168-04:002013-09-13T11:49:56.168-04:00On the note of Indian captivity stories, Susan Pag...On the note of Indian captivity stories, Susan Page Davis has a hidden treasure in White Mountain Brides (Barbour), her collection of three novels that feature returned captives in a colonial setting. Then, of course, there is our Lori Benton's Burning Sky!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-48867193795935369252013-09-13T11:43:17.715-04:002013-09-13T11:43:17.715-04:00I've long been intrigued by Olive Oatman's...I've long been intrigued by Olive Oatman's story. I've only read excerpts from this book, but would like to read the whole. I found other accounts, her own, when researching her for The Shadow Catcher's Daughter. I mentioned her in my novel and used her tatoo as an analogy for for the marks that people have (skin color, gender, etc.)that others treat with prejudice. What a Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69630342480422918342013-09-13T11:34:29.628-04:002013-09-13T11:34:29.628-04:00Pat, good reivew of an intriguing story. I've ...Pat, good reivew of an intriguing story. I've always wondered about tattoos. They are practiced in many civilizations. Would make an interesting topic for a book -- tattoos throughout history Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.com