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In this poignant essay, bestselling author Jim Fergus delves into the heart of a novelist's journey, exploring the hopes, fears, and frustrations that accompany the creative process. Sparked by a conversation about the distinctions between journalism and fiction, Fergus embarks on a profound reflection, examining the challenges and triumphs of crafting a compelling narrative. With his signature wit and insightful observations, Fergus paints a ...

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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 integ...

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 integ...

The stunning sequel to the award-winning novel One Thousand White Women: A Novel."Clever and satisfying...Fergus is a superb writer [and] the characters are as real as any pioneer women who braved the rigors of westering." -The Denver Post"A gripping tale, a history lesson infused with both sadness at the violence perpetuated against the Cheyenne and awe at the endurance of this remarkable group of women." -Booklist, starred review9 March 1876...

From the award-winning author of "One Thousand White Women" comes a novel in the tradition of "Little Big Man, " tracing one man's search for adventures and the wild Apache girl who invites him into her world.

The covert and controversial "Brides for Indians" program, launched by the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the Indians into the white man's world. Toward that end May and her friends embark upon the adventure of their lifetime.

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A novel about Molly McGill and Margaret Kelly, [women] who participated in the government's 'Brides for Indians' program in 1873, a program whose conceit was that the way to peace between the United States and the Cheyenne Nation was for one thousand white women to be given as brides in exchange for three hundred horses. Mostly fallen women, the brides themselves thought it was simply a chance at freedom. But many fell in love with the Cheyenn...

Includes a reading group guide with a conversation with Jim Fergus, an essay entitled "Believing in a fictional world" by the author, and discussions questions.

The stunning sequel to the award-winning novel One Thousand White Women: A Novel."Clever and satisfying...Fergus is a superb writer [and] the characters are as real as any pioneer women who braved the rigors of westering." -The Denver Post"A gripping tale, a history lesson infused with both sadness at the violence perpetuated against the Cheyenne and awe at the endurance of this remarkable group of women." -Booklist, starred review9 March 1876...

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From the award-winning author of "One Thousand White Women" comes a novel in the tradition of "Little Big Man, " tracing one man's search for adventures and the wild Apache girl who invites him into her world.

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Based on an actual historical event, "One Thousand White Women" tells the story--in diary and letter form--of a young woman, who in 1875, travels to the American West to marry Little Wolf, the chief of the Cheyenne nation.

From renowned outdoor writer Jim Fergus comes this collection of invigorating, thoughtful essays about life and the land reflected in the seasons of one man's sporting life. The book is also about relationships, which for Fergus include old friends, new acquaintances, and his trusted yellow lab, Sweetzer. Photos.

In an epic season of sport, Jim Fergus and his trusty Lab, Sweetzer, trek the mountains, plains, prairies, forests, marshes, deltas, and deserts of America.