| One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd: A Novel Contributor(s): Fergus, Jim (Author), Steele, Erik (Introduction by), Hicks, Laura (Read by) |
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ISBN: 079273694X ISBN-13: 9780792736943 Publisher: Sound Library OUR PRICE: $50.36 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: 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 world, Toward that end May and her friends embark upon the adventure of their lifetime. Author Jim Fergus has so vividly depicted the American West that it is as if these diaries are a capsule in time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Sound Library |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 7.16" W x 6.14" (0.98 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - Plains |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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 world. Toward that end May and her friends embark upon the adventure of their lifetime. Author Jim Fergus has so vividly depicted the American West that it is as if these diaries are a capsule in time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hicks, Laura: - Laura Hicks is an Obie Award-winning actress who has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater, film, and television. A native New Yorker and a Juilliard graduate, she has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy, and Ireland. Fergus, Jim: -Jim Fergus is an author whose first novel, One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd, won the 1999 Fiction of the Year Award from the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association and has become a favorite selection of reading groups across the country. An international bestseller, One Thousand White Women was also on the French bestseller list for fifty-seven weeks and has sold well over 400,000 copies in that country. His articles, essays, interviews, and profiles have appeared in a wide variety of national magazines and newspapers. Steele, Erik: -Erik Steele is a professional actor living in New York City, where he has worked both on and off Broadway and in film. He has toured with the prestigious Acting Company, performing Shakespeare and Sheridan in theaters from Atlanta to Anchorage. He holds an MFA in acting from New York University and a BA from Vassar College. |