This book had an interesting concept and a strong protagonist, but ultimately couldn’t overcome an uneven, poorly paced plot. “That’s exactly the good thing about the Injun life–you don’t have to stop and think about whether or not you’re ‘happy’–which in my opinion is a highly overrated human condition invented by white folks” In 1875, a Cheyenne chief demanded 1,000 white women from the United States government. They wanted to marry them, have children with them, and solidify their relationship to the U.S. government. In reality, Ulysses […]
Brides for Indians
I’m not too sure what to write about One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (1998) by Jim Fergus. It was another book club book. So even though I’d seen it on the bookshelves at Target and was intrigued, I probably wouldn’t have read it on my own. On the whole, I liked it. It kept my interest and had a lot of fascinating historical detail. Most of my book club was just frustrated that it wasn’t a true story. For my part, I […]