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One thousand white women : the journals of May Dodd  Cover Image Book Book

One thousand white women : the journals of May Dodd / Jim Fergus.

Fergus, Jim. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0312199430
  • ISBN: 031218008X
  • Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-304)
Subject: Little Wolf, -1904 > Fiction.
Interracial marriage > Fiction.
Women pioneers > Fiction.
Cheyenne Indians > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Western fiction.
Diary fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library FERGUS (Jim) (Text) 37814002525047 FICTION Available -
Baker Sumpter Branch FERGUS (Jim) (Text) 37814002290774 FICTION Available -
Christmas Valley Branch Library FIC FERGUS (Text) 37620000662173 Adult Fiction Available -
Enterprise Public Library FIC Fergus, J (Text) 30001000236762 Adult Fiction Checked out 06/03/2025
Grant County Library AF FERGUS (Text) 37845000401260 Adult Fiction Available -
Harney County Library FIC FER (Text) 37720000383257 Adult Fiction Available -
Hood River County Library FIC FERGUS (Text) 33892100563445 Adult Fiction Available -
Klamath Community College PS3556 .E66 O54 1998 (Text) 3760300832 Main Collection Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library FIC Fergu (Text) 37862000090431 Adult Fiction Available -
OTLD Heppner Branch F FER (Text) 33122001753758 Adult Fiction Available -

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