The Wild Girl

De: Jim Fergus

Narrado por: Chris Baskous

When Ned Giles is orphaned as a teenager, he heads West, hoping to leave his troubles behind by joining the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on their search for the young son of a wealthy Mexican landowner who was kidnapped by wild Apaches. But the expedition's goal becomes compromised when they encounter a wild Apache girl in a Mexican jail cell, victim of a Mexican massacre of her tribe that has left her orphaned and unwilling to eat or speak. Ned's growing feelings for the troubled girl soon force him to choose allegiances and make a decision that will haunt him forever.

Based on historical fact, Jim Fergus takes listeners on a journey of magnificent sweep and heartbreaking consequence.

©2005 Jim Fergus (P)2005 AudioGO

Loved this book!

This story sucks you in and won't let you go! If you have interest in native american culture, this is a must read.

Excellent!

Excellent read and listen! So very interesting to hear all about the Wild West! Highly recommend!

Surprisingly good

I was concerned when I started this book that the voice actor was not going to perform in a way that would keep my attention. I was wrong. I enjoyed his performance very much!! This story is captivating and speaks to the many tragedies of what was done to the indigenous people the America's. I appreciated the accuracy of many facts about the Apache people (as confirmed by an Apache friend of mine). The many different personalities and walks of life in the characters made this book intriguing. It also gave the expedition the feel of a rag-tag group of outcasts...which are easy to endear to your heart as a listener. Overall, I recommend this book and have enjoyed the journey it took me on.

Fascinating historical novel

To imagine a world still existed in 1931 is hard to imagine. Wonderfully written and beautiful read. With a great storyline.

Wondering!

I enjoyed the book very much. It was a serious subject, but it was written with some humor. I didn’t realize that there were wild natives still existing and trying to live as they had in early America.
However, the ending left me wondering if it had all been a dream. I hope not.

A Raw Depiction

A raw and concerning look at what life for our native American counterparts may have been. thought provoking and intriguing.

An Amazing Read

Moving, engaging, well written, and well performed book. Leaps out of the narration and grabs your attention, and imagination. I enjoyed this so much, I listened to it in the ER while languishing there being evaluated for heart pain.

👍

This book started off slow but eventually I couldn't turn it off. great book

Mesmerizing story!

Mesmerizing story! I could hardly put it down. I felt like I was a witness in history.

Such an interesting story

I enjoyed this free title. It was interesting, well read, funny and poignant. Thank you.