One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women Series, 1)

by Jim Fergus

Book Overview

Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of May Dodd--a remarkable woman who, in 1875, travels through the American West to marry the chief of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312199430
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 1.3" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

One of the best books I've read.

Wow, this book was so interesting and full of detail. It was a fast reader and really put me among the women that experienced these adventures. I'm so glad I read it; ready to read the #2 book, Vengeance of Women

Disappointing

Woke narrative presented through a weak, ridiculous story. Will avoid this author in the future.

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

This is an excellent series!! I have read all three books and loved each one. All three are written in a way that you can visualize everything that is happening. It was very easy to become engrossed in what was happening with the characters, and at the same time wonder -- Could I have survived everything they endured? I highly recommend this series!

Strong women, weak men

5 stars, Strong women and weak men ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN: THE JOURNALS OF MAY DODD by Jim Fergus Though you are forewarned that this is entirely a book of fiction, it thoroughly reads like a diary of a white woman who volunteered with about 48 other white women to join a band of wild Cheyenne and marry into their tribe. I find myself going back to the first few pages and checking again and again, that it is still a fictional novel. You experience the savage lifestyle through the eyes of May Dodd, the woman whose journals you are reading. May has been betrayed by nearly every man she has ever known. You will find out her story and those of the other white women volunteers for the Cheyenne husbands. #onethousandwhitewomen #jimfergus #pioneerwomen

Not authentic, much better choices available

If you are interested in native american culture or native american literature with a more authentic view try Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko or anything by Louise Eldridge. Much more satisfying and less romantic silly fluff. I thought that One thousand white women was offensive to women and probably to native americans, also

Reads like a trashy romance novel

First, it felt odd that the author would spend so much time/words explaining it's a work of fiction. It's supposed to be a fictionalized "diary" of one of the women. The author appears not to have read a single diary from the period. The language used is NOT typical and at times inappropriate for a woman of the time. I couldn't make it past the first few pages. I won't even donate it....right to recycling.

I ordered this hardcover and they sent a soft cover instead. It was supposed to be a reader rewards

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Terrible book

This book was all over the place. The characters were unlikable and too much violence.

This book had me hooked

It immediately throws you back in time. It’s beautifully told and kept me up all night long wanting to continue to read. You become the characters and can vividly visualize every detail. I can’t wait to read the sequel to this book. It on top favorite books i have read.

Phenomenal

This may be one of the best novels I have read. It is an absolute page turner. I finished it in 3 days and it left me wanting more. Highly recommend!

One Thousand White Women

I enjoyed this book although I would have preferred more history and less fiction. I

Fascinating Historical Fiction

A wonderful novel of friendship, loyalty, and perserverance, heartache and betrayal. I felt that I not only knew the characters and could easily pick them out of a crowd if given the chance, but loved them, cheered for them, and cried with them as well. Previous reviews have stated that May Dodd did not acurately represent a woman of her time or status and therefore seemed out of place or unrealistic, perhaps they are correct. . . and perhaps that's exactly why she was sent to an insane asylum. I also find it interesting that some find that the novel slants to the side of the Indians and show the soldiers and the US government as the heartless enemy, while others find the Cheyenne as "real savages". What I took from the book was that we are all savages, we simply have different ideas as to what we consider barbaric and what our society accepts as normal. Loved the characters, loved the story, can't wait to read it again.