One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd | 
| Author: Jim Fergus
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  252 reviews
Sales Rank: 937
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0312199430
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312199432
ASIN: 0312199430
Publication Date: February 15, 1999
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One Thousand White Women is the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. 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. Jim Fergus has so vividly depicted the American West that it is as if these diaries are a capsule in time.
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One Thousand White women July 16, 2008
Corpse Whisperer
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd was a fast read. I think that the author made the story realistic and I was living with that Indian tribe.
There were enough details to bring the story to life. I'm not a big fan of historical novels, but I really enjoyed this one.
 Couldn't put it down! June 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My friends and I have started our own informal book club, and someone chose this book. I was kind of skeptical after hearing the description of the book, as well as some of my friends.were. But we all love it! We all have said that we cant put it down! I am the first one to finish, and I thought the whole book was great. It draws you in emotionally, and I felt deeply for the characters. Also, this book is great for a book club b/c it has questions in the back that you can discuss. I would defintely recommend this as required read!
1000 White Women May 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really loved this book. There were some things that were a stretch, but it was a nice and smooth read.
Great Book May 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As other reviewers pointed out the characters were stereotypical and of course it wasn't historically accurate. All said though, I really enjoyed this book for a relaxing Saturday Afternoon read. The book kept my attention and was built on an interesting premise. I have lent it to a few people and everyone enjoyed it.
 Save Your Money and Buy a Cheap Romance Novel May 17, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's a shame their isn't a lemon law for books because this one would surely be returned. I'm going to use it as kindle for my fire next winter because I can't bear to give it away and have someone read this mess.
I read the Acknowledgments and the list of books cited and thought I the book would be a historical novel. Instead it was a hysterical novel. Hysterical because it made me laugh that the characters were so cliche and I wanted to cry because the plot was so bad.
A list of the stereotypes are:
The Heroine - An beautiful heiress who gives up her wealth for love and works in factories among the poor, has her lovers babies out of wedlock (but wouldn't marry him for no other reason but plot development) and is punished for her love. And every man and women is drawn to her intelligence and loyalty.
The Irish Rogues - They speak broken English, are criminal minded and just overall bad characters.
The Befallen Southern Belle - Horrendeous racist character who lost all in the Yankees, including her inheritance, family and beloved.
The Amazon Black former slave - She escaped from Slavery to Canada as a young teenager, yet signs up for this program (which happens to be for 1000 "White" woman, so I don't know how that slipped the author's notice). She becomes more savage than the savages.
The Gay Pedophilic Episcopalian Priest - Enough said.
The Annie Oakley Character - Enough Said
The Educated Army Officer - Shakesphere reading and logical who falls for the Heroine (but of course).
The Stupid Scandinavan Woman - She could wrestle a bear and win (not the predecesor for beer commercial women).
The Judgmental Missionary - She's out to convert even the Christians to Christianity.
The Stoic Heathen American Indians - None were ever given a voice
The Half-Breed (Native Amer/White) - He reeks of badness, I guess an omen for the book.
This book was just plain old stupid with stereotypes stolen from every 50's western, and romance novel and comic book. The only reason I finished was to get my money's worth and to truly see if it was horrible all the way through.
I don't read romance novels anymore, but I do know there was a time in the 80's when being raped was the rage in them. To the author, "THERE IS NOTHING ROMANTIC OR NOBLE ABOUT BEING RAPED." In his acknowledgement he states he got an idea about women's romantic ideas from somebody. He should seriously recommend a good therapist to his friend.
I also love the way he could even have the black Amazon get together with a Native American, so he invents a black Cheyenne who was kidnapped from runaway slaves. Those slaves must have gotten the Western star mixed up with the North Star. It was as if he couldn't even fathom two minorities mixing. Was he afraid the Natives would change their minds and ask for 999 more black women? And I love the way the Amazon could break into a spiritual at the most opportune times.
If I ever see this author at a signing, I'm going to demand my money back for misrepresentation of him being a writer.
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