The journals of may dodd is a story of what would have been had president grant given in to an indian request for. 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 hope of freedom is to participate in a secret government program whereby women from the civilized world become the brides of cheyenne warriors. I work at a library, and i had to look the book up after several people told me it was true. One thousand white women study questions jim fergus. Summary based on actual historical events, one thousand white women is the poignant story of may dodds journey west. The journals of may dodd 20th anniversary edition by jim fergus about the book one thousand white women begins with may dodds journey west into the unknown. In 1875, rebellious or unorthodox women were sometimes considered hysterical or insane. Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. Buy one thousand white women main market by fergus, jim isbn. 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.
May dodd an inspiring story lifestyle recordonline. The cheyenne are often referred to as savages, even by the women who voluntarily travel to live among them. Reading group discussion questions for one thousand white women 1. Stretching from the year 1874 onwards, its title refers to a series of political stirrings caused by the cheyenne sweet medicine tribe when they offered a thousand horses in trade for one thousand white women. 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.
One thousand white women series volume 1 jim fergus st. He is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books. The novel is written as a series of journals chronicling the fictitious adventures of j. He recruits women from jails, penitentiaries, debtors prisons, and mental institutionsoffering full pardons or unconditional release. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians one thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the u. One thousand white women audiobook listen instantly. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only. See the complete one thousand white women series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
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. Jim divides his time between southern arizona, northern colorado, and france. I find russian writers to be very charismatic storytellers. I rarely have anything worthwhile to say beyond, i liked or disliked the book. Aug 08, 2007 one thousand white women is the story of may dodds journey west in 1874. The novel is written as a series of journals chronicling the fictitious adventures of an j. Jim fergus so skillfully envelops us in the heart and mind of his main character, may dodd, that. Fergus was born in chicago and attended colorado college. Jim fergus so skillfully envelops us in the heart and mind of his main character, may dodd, that we weep when she. One thousand white women by jim fergus published by st. Home one thousand white women discussion guide libguides. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white man.
One thousand white women begins with may dodds journey west into the unknown. Grant was a president, but he wasnt a drunk like the book portrays him. The covert and controversial brides for indians program, launched. The covert and controversial brides for indians program, launched by the admi. One thousand white women the journals of may dodd book. Praise for one thousand white women a most impressive novel that melds the physical world to the spiritual. The journals of may dodd is the first novel by journalist jim. 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 is a very interesting and original book. One thousand white women book douglas county libraries. One thousand white women hawaii state public library system. However, after finishing jim ferguss one thousand white women, i would like to add my thoughts to tricias. To her very rich and powerful fathers dismay, she moves out of his house to live with harry ames, one of his employees. Yet the unknown is a far better fate than the life she left behind.
One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the u. Grant and little wolf, chief of the cheyenne nation, by the sports reporter and author of the memoir a hunters road 1992. Andrew jackson was the indian killer trail of tears. One thousand white women hawaii state public library. Jim fergus is the author of one thousand white women, the sporting road, a hunters road and wild girl. The journals of may dodd is a 1998 historical novel by jim fergus. The journals of may dodd and the vengeance of mothers. One thousand white women harris county public library. If you buy the book using that link, i will receive a small commission from the sale.
The journals of may dodd i leave this record for my dear children, hortense and william, in the event that they never see their loving mother again and so that they might one day know the truth of my unjust incarceration, my escape from hell, and into whatever is to come in these pages from the journals of may dodd. One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful. The thought of miscegenation naturally enough astounds grant, but he sees a certain wisdom in trading 1,000 white women for 1,000 horses, and he secretly approves the brides for indians treaty. A government program, in which woman are brought west as brides for the cheyenne, is her vehicle. One thousand white women was written by a man, but in a womans point of view. 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. Apr 26, 2010 however, after finishing jim ferguss one thousand white women, i would like to add my thoughts to tricias. 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. Long, brisk, charming first novel about an 1875 treaty between ulysses s. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white mans world. Is there any truth to the book one thousand white women.
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. Women pioneers, interracial marriage, cheyenne indians, fiction. The one thousand white women book series by jim fergus includes books one thousand white women. To her very rich and powerful fathers dismay, she moves out of his house to live with harry ames, one of his employees, whom her family considers beneath her. Stretching from the year 1874 onwards, its title refers to a series of political stirrings caused by the cheyenne sweet medicine tribe when they offered a thousand horses in.
My names janelle, and sometimes i make videos that are considered heresy by major religions. One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the us government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the cheyenne indians. Anna karenina is a good jumpingoff point into adult reading. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the white mans. It will be widely read for a long time, as will the rest of jim. In 1854 a cheyenne chief proposed a plan to exchange horses for white brides for his warriors. The plan was rejected, but fergus basis his fictional novel on a similar situation set in 1875. Will dodds ostensibly real ancestor in an imagined brides for indians program of the united states government. One thousand white women is the story of may dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women. One thousand white women is the story of may dodds journey west in 1874. A government program, in which women are brought west as brides for the cheyenne, is her vehicle. Both books are based on a fictitious 1870s bridesforindians program in which the government agrees to send 1,000 white women to the cheyenne as brides, in exchange for an equal number of horses.
An indian request in 1854 for 1,000 white brides to ensure peace is secretly approved by the u. One thousand white women 20th anniversary edition one. Committed to an insane asylum by her blueblood family for an affair with a man beneath her station, may finds that her only. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change. 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. 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 short, i think one thousand white women is an indictment against the way books are selected for publishing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One thousand white women the free library of philadelphia. His novel one thousand white women won best book of the west and has sold over a million copies both in the u.
Mary dodd is a young white woman, living in chicago in the 1870s. One thousand white women by jim fergus librarything. Martins press in 1998 is the first novel by journalist jim fergus. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the indians into the.
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