Strongheart, Jim Fergus
Strongheart, Jim Fergus
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Strongheart
The Lost Journals of May Dodd and Molly McGill

Author: Jim Fergus

Narrator: Erik Steele, Laura Hicks

Unabridged: 13 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

Strongheart is the final installment to the One Thousand White Women trilogy, a novel about fierce women who are full of heart and the power to survive.

In 1873, a Cheyenne chief offers President Grant the opportunity to exchange one thousand horses for one thousand white women, in order to marry them with his warriors and create a lasting peace. These women, "recruited" by force in the penitentiaries and asylums of the country, gradually integrate the way of life of the Cheyenne, at the time when the great massacres of the tribes begin.

After the battle of Little Big Horn, some female survivors decide to take up arms against the United States, which has stolen from the Native Americans their lands, their way of life, their culture and their history. This ghost tribe of rebellious women will soon go underground to wage an implacable battle, which will continue from generation to generation.

In this final volume of the One Thousand White Women trilogy, Jim Fergus mixes with rare mastery the struggle of women and Native Americans in the face of oppression, from the end of the 19th century until today. With a vivid sense of the 19th century American West, Fergus paints portraits of women as strong as they are unforgettable.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Griffin

About Jim Fergus

Jim Fergus is the author of One Thousand White Women, The Sporting Road, A Hunter’s Road and Wild Girl. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of national magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, Newsday, The Paris Review, Esquire, Sports Afield, and Field & Stream. Fergus was born in Chicago and attended Colorado College. He worked as a teaching tennis professional before becoming a full-time freelance writer. He lives in southern Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Missy

This was the end of the One Thousand White Women trilogy. It was good, I wish there was more to what happened to each of the women, but kind of understand why there wasn't. This was the last journals of Molly McGill and May Dodd, after their camp is assaulted by American soldiers. How they fought to......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

In 1873 a Cheyenne Chief offers President Grant an exchange of one thousand horses for one thousand white women, who he intends to marry with his warriors and thus create a lasting peace. These women were taken from asylums', penitentiaries and brothels and were joined in with the Cheyenne Indians. Th......more

Goodreads review by Jenni

I am so sad! This is the last book in the series! At least I know I can reread these in the future! This continues the story of the first couple of groups of white women who are sent to live with the Cheyenne to create a connection between the Cheyenne and white people. Find out what has happened to......more

Goodreads review by Diane

Strong heart is a story about women who were married to Indians during the annihilation of the Indians by the U.S. government during the 19th century. It showcases their struggles, relationships, and hardships. This is the third book of a series that I have not read. I think it would have been more......more