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One Thousand White Women

By: Jim Fergus, J. Will Dodd - introduction
Narrated by: Laura Hicks, Erik Steele
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Publisher's summary

Based on an actual historical event, 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. Having been committed to an insane asylum by her blue-blood family for the crime of loving a man beneath her station, May finds that her only hope for freedom and redemption is to participate in a secret government program whereby women from “civilized” society become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. 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 great chief Little Wolf; and her conflict of being caught between loving two men and living two completely different lives.

“Fergus portrays the perceptions and emotions of women…with tremendous insight and sensitivity.”—Booklist

“A superb tale of sorrow, suspense, exultation, and triumph.” —Winston Groom, author of
Forrest Gump

©1998 Jim Fergus (P)2006 BBC Audiobooks America

Critic reviews

"Fergus lets his imagination go wild and creates a journal of one of his ancestors who became one of those brides in 1875. Laura Hicks renders this imaginative work splendidly. She is vivacious and expressive as May Dodd." ( Audiofile)

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Wonderful Read!

I loved this story. So heart wrenching. what a great read!! Amazing depiction of a woman for the time period

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A story that needed to be told

What a remarkable story. Both magical and horrifying in its reality. Beautifully written and read.

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One Thousand White Women

Very interesting and also so disappointing to learn what our government did and did not do

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Captivating and entertaining

This book had me interested the whole way through. The way the characters were developed was fantastic. I felt a true connection to the characters and I highly recommend it

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interesting story

very interesting account on interactions the Indians and thr white man. Was easy to listen to

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good read

Loved the different voices and their accents. It made the experience of reading it completely different. It made me laugh at times.

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great book

thoroughly enjoyed Mary Dodds journals. Kept my attention and kept me looking forward to reading.

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An Amazing Journey

Vivid characters on an amazing journey kept me wanting more. I listened as I tackled a 14 hour drive, and I didn’t feel sleepy for a minute. The reader’s voices make the characters come alive!

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Kept my interest regarding individual life

Have you listened to any of Laura Hicks’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I have not

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Love this book

I absolutely love this book, the story and most of the narrator's voice. Its told in such a way that you can almost believe these events truly happened word for word. Not going to lie, the ending really messed with me.

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