HISTORICAL FICTION - "ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN" - DIARY/JOURNAL FORMAT
ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN by Jim FergusMay Dodd finds that her only hope for freedom is to participate in a secret government program in which women from the “civilized” world become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. Told in a diary/ journal format. Softcover with clean pages, no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. Reading Group questions included. (SW2)Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of May Dodd—a remarkable woman who, in 1875, travels through the American West to marry the chief of the Cheyenne Nation. One Thousand White Women begins with May Dodd’s journey into an unknown world. What follows is a series of breathtaking adventures—May’s brief, passionate romance with the gallant young army captain John Bourke; her marriage to the terrific chief Little Wolf; and her conflict of being caught between loving two men and living two completely different lives.#historicalfiction #americanwest #ushistorybooks #wildwest