One Thousand White Women is the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. The covert and controversial “Brides for Indians” program, launched by the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the Indians into the white man’s … man’s world. Toward that end May and her friends embark upon the adventure of their lifetime. Jim Fergus has so vividly depicted the American West that it is as if these diaries are a capsule in time.
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This book was unusual compared to others I have read. Instead of stereotypes, the characters were individualistic and unpredictable. The book kept my interest throughout.
Fantastic book. Would highly recommend
This is a great book. Great writing. Loved the story and characters. Would highly recommend.
Very original story line. Will keep the reader coming back.
This was a great historical novel that is easy to forget that it’s fiction. The author has built rich and believable characters that seem to come to life right off the pages. A great read for people that like historical books.
Interesting and funny true story. I learned things about our country and native peoples that i didnt even know about.
I loved this book. I felt like I knew the characters and enjoyed their personalities, actions, hopes and dreams.
I book I will read again and recommend to others.
Excellent. The characters are so descriptive, I felt I had met them. Based on so much truth regarding the wrong done to the American Indian.
Thought provoking on a historic level. Certainly makes one ponder “manifest destiny” and our treatment of native Americans.
The premise of the story is based in our pioneer history and written as if we were reading the journal of May Dodd. I became so attached to the main character I wondered if she was also a real person (I just wanted to believe she was real!) A good adventure with quirky characters, Native American culture and beliefs, love.
I expected to read Mary’s whole story but instead it left you hanging. Didn’t follow up on stories of other women either. I would not recommend this book.
A gripping story and extremely well written. I’ll look for other books by this author.
Ellen
This book was engrossing and so tragic. The author swears it is Fiction, but I can see how this truly could have happened the way it was written. The main character described her life with the Cheyenne Indians so perfectly, that I could see everything in my mind. This bothered me in the sense that the Indians have been treated so horribly, it …
This was a very interesting historical novel, I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it,
I thought that the style of this book was very original (written in the form of journals and letters written to friends and family that she had no intention of mailing – as there was no post office out there). I have read many journals of women on the westward migration and thought that the author brought good realism into this story. While …
I was so interested in this book. I was afraid it was based on truth. Glad it was not.
Can’t say enough good things about this book! Such an original story but the feel is so realistic that you have a hard time remembering that it’s pure fiction based on a historical happening. Characters are truly fantastic, and the descriptions throughout show incredible attention to historical detail. Anyone interested in American Indian …
This is my all time favorite book! So sad to say this book hits it on the nose, how Native Americans were treated! This book draws you in, you feel the characters happiness, sadness and so many other emotions! This book is not for the faint of heart!