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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “What an interesting fictional account of what would have happened if President Grant would have allowed the Cheyenne tribe to have 1000 white women. May Dodd is the 'leader' of the group, recruited to be one of the 1000 women from her stay in an insane asylum. I did an audio of the book which I...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “"As a child growing up in Chicago, I used to scare my kid brother, Jimmy, silly at night telling him stories about our mad ancestor, May Dodd, who lived in an insane asylum and ran off to live with the Indians -- at least that was the fertile, if somewhat vague, raw material of secret family...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“really liked it, would read again”
meg s wrote this review 30 minutes ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was another Book Club selection that was received well by all the members. It also made its round thru my office so I no longer own it and don't remember who "borrowed" it last.
Susan S wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is a lovely written story. While it is written by a man I was shocked how well he wrote about women.
This is one of my favorites!
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“love May Dodd...i think we'd be friends. she's fiesty and has strong convictions
Brandy M wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
read this twice!”“another interesting book about something I knew nothing about...”
Amy S wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Hi, One Thousand White Women was an excellent read. It was a fiction book but it seemed so real. Karen”
Karen H wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The author depicted the characters in this book very well. I loved the use of the different language styles really helped me picture the characters. What a wonderful book to read. ”
Melzie wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“worth reading.”
Sharon Z wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very creative and imagined with lots of history”
jeanie m wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved the book...it is in journal form and tells of how t he government asked the American Indians to trade one thousand white women for horses...their main reason was to "civilize" the Indians and make them aware of and become familiar with the white people's way of life.
Inkberry wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Very interesting book...topic not as bad as it sounds.”“This novel is based on a small footnote in history. A Cheyenne chief asks for 1,000 White Women as brides for his warriors. The children, as per Cheyenne tradition, will be part of the mother's "tribe", and this will facilitate the assimilation into the White Man's culture. The novel takes the form of a diary - one woman's experiences as part of this social experiment. The tragic ending is a foregone conculsion, but HER story is still triumphant. It's a very good story, and his writing shows promise. ”
F Tessa B wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
