One thousand white women book

I work at a library, and i had to look the book up after several people told me it was true. A government program, in which women are brought west as brides for the cheyenne, is her vehicle. Grant was a president, but he wasnt a drunk like the book portrays him. I loved the characters and the journey they took me on. Anna karenina is a good jumpingoff point into adult reading. It will be widely read for a long time, as will the rest of jim. Reading group discussion questions for one thousand white women 1.

One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the u. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change. Summary based on actual historical events, one thousand white women is the poignant story of may dodds journey west. Praise for one thousand white women a most impressive novel that melds the physical world to the spiritual. Apr 26, 2010 however, after finishing jim ferguss one thousand white women, i would like to add my thoughts to tricias. The novel is written as a series of journals chronicling the fictitious adventures of j. Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of a remarkable woman who travels west in 1875 and marries the chief of the cheyenne nation. The journals of may dodd and the vengeance of mothers. Martins press in 1998 is the first novel by journalist jim fergus. The one thousand white women book series by jim fergus includes books one thousand white women.

The journals of may dodd is the first novel by journalist jim. Their journey west is described by may dodd, a highsociety woman released from an asylum where she was incarcerated by her family for an affair. One thousand white women hawaii state public library system. One thousand white women by jim fergus overdrive rakuten. One thousand white women great river regional library. Jim fergus so skillfully envelops us in the heart and mind of his main character, may dodd, that we weep when she.

The journals of may dodd is a story of what would have been had president grant given in to an indian request for 1,000 white women. One thousand white women west virginia reads overdrive. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white mans. Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. One thousand white women study questions jim fergus. One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful. Jim fergus is the author of one thousand white women, the sporting road, a hunters road and wild girl.

Aug 01, 2017 one thousand white women begins with may dodds journey west into the unknown. In short, i think one thousand white women is an indictment against the way books are selected for publishing. Is there any truth to the book one thousand white women. The journals of may dodd is a very interesting and original book. One thousand white women book greene county public. One thousand white women the free library of philadelphia. It is a novel written from the perspective of an actual historical event. One thousand white women audiobook by jim fergus, j. Long, brisk, charming first novel about an 1875 treaty between ulysses s. My names janelle, and sometimes i make videos that are considered heresy by major religions. Stretching from the year 1874 onwards, its title refers to a series of political stirrings caused by the cheyenne sweet medicine tribe when they. Cussys patrons refer to her as bluet or book woman, and she delights in bringing them books as well as messages, medicine, and advice. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white.

The covert and controversial brides for indians program, launched by the admi. Little wolf comes to washington and suggests to president grant that peace between the whites and cheyenne could be established if the cheyenne were given white women as wives, and that the tribe. Im a history buff, and i remember that at some point a chief offered the govt tons of horses for some white women so they could interbreed and thus fit better into the white mans world, and i suspect that is the history the book is based on. In 1875, rebellious or unorthodox women were sometimes considered hysterical or insane. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white man. Andrew jackson was the indian killer trail of tears. O ne thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the u. The cheyenne are often referred to as savages, even by the women who voluntarily travel to live among them. An indian request in 1854 for 1,000 white brides to ensure peace is secretly approved by the u. Women pioneers, interracial marriage, cheyenne indians, fiction. The plan was rejected, but fergus basis his fictional novel on a similar situation set in 1875. One thousand white women book summary and study guide. Committed to an insane asylum by her blueblood family for an affair with a man beneath her station, may finds that her only.

This book was read for wendy the super librarians kicking it old school challenge in august 2017. One thousand white women harris county public library. One thousand white women is engaging, entertaining, wellwritten, and welltold. Fergus was born in chicago and attended colorado college.

Jim fergus plays the game with his book one thousand white women. One thousand white women begins with may dodds journey west into the unknown. Yet the unknown is a far better fate than the life she. The game was always fun and usually resulted in some interesting findings. Buy one thousand white women main market by fergus, jim isbn.

I find russian writers to be very charismatic storytellers. One thousand white women was written by a man, but in a woman s point of view. See the complete one thousand white women series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Will dodds ostensibly real ancestor in an imagined brides for indians program of the united states government. One thousand white women was written by a man, but in a womans point of view. This one page guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of one thousand white women by jim fergus. The journals of may dodd by jim fergus is an enthralling piece of fiction that will make you swear it really happened. The covert and controversial brides for indians program, launched by the administration of ulysses s.

Jim fergus so skillfully envelops us in the heart and mind of his main character, may dodd, that we weep when she mourns, we shake our fist at anyone who tries to sway her course, and our hearts pound when she is in danger. A vivid portrait of the american west follows may dodd as she leaves the east coast asylum to which she had been committed by her highsociety family, heads west, and, with the help of a government program, ends up marrying a chief of the cheyenne nation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The journals of may dodd is a story of what would have been had president grant given in to an indian request for 1,000 white women in exchange for 1,000 horses. Home one thousand white women discussion guide libguides. One thousand white women topics for discussion jim fergus this study guide consists of approximately 62 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of one thousand white women. Instead there is not much conversation at all in this book, context is taken from journals written by one of the woman. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the.

May dodd an inspiring story lifestyle recordonline. One thousand white women series volume 1 jim fergus st. This study guide consists of approximately 62 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of one thousand white women. The novel is written as a series of journals chronicling the fictitious adventures of an j. In 1854 a cheyenne chief proposed a plan to exchange horses for white brides for his warriors. One thousand white women pamunkey regional library.

Grant and little wolf, chief of the cheyenne nation, by the sports reporter and author of the memoir a hunters road 1992. One thousand white women book hennepin county library. The covert and controversial brides for indians program, launched by the. The journals of may dodd is a 1998 historical novel by jim fergus. One thousand white women book douglas county libraries. The vengeance of mothers by jim fergus hell hath no fury like the vengeance of mothers, writes jim fergus in the sequel to his bestselling one thousand white women. One thousand white women the journals of may dodd book. The author of this book takes a slip of truth, an actual tiny occurrence in history, and and turns it into one of the most interesting books ive read in. I expected the everyday details between the white women and the native americans these women had chosen to marry as their lives moved forward.