Strongheart: The Lost Journals of May Dodd and Molly McGill

In 1873, a Cheyenne chief offers President Grant the opportunity to exchange one thousand horses for one thousand white women to marry his warriors and create a lasting peace. These women are recruited by force and gradually integrate the way of life of the Cheyenne. After the battle of Little Big Horn, some female survivors decide to take up arms against the United States, waging an implacable battle that continues from generation to generation. This final volume of the One Thousand White Women trilogy by Jim Fergus mixes the struggle of women and Native Americans in the face of oppression from the end of the 19th century until today, with a vivid sense of the 19th-century American West.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 400 pages
\n Publication date: 08 June 2021
\n Publisher: St Martin's Press
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In 1873, a Cheyenne chief presented President Grant with an intriguing offer: the exchange of one thousand horses for one thousand white women. The chief's intention was to marry these women to his warriors, fostering a lasting peace between the two cultures. The recruitment of these women, forcibly taken from penitentiaries and asylums across the country, began a gradual integration into the Cheyenne way of life. However, this period coincided with the onset of devastating massacres among the tribes.

After the Battle of Little Big Horn, a group of female survivors, driven by the injustice of the United States stealing their lands, way of life, culture, and history, decided to take up arms against the nation. This rebellious ghost tribe of women would go underground, waging an unwavering battle that would span generations.

In this concluding volume of the One Thousand White Women trilogy, Jim Fergus masterfully weaves together the struggles of women and Native Americans against oppression, spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. With a vivid portrayal of the 19th-century American West, Fergus paints unforgettable portraits of women who are both strong and resilient.

\n Weight: 338g\n
Dimension: 137 x 210 x 32 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781250303677\n \n