Strongheart

The next book in the Jim Fergus’ series will soon be available. If you enjoyed 1000 White Woman and The Vengeance of Mothers you will want to pick it up. It continues the saga of the women who volunteered for the Brides for Indians program. You are introduced to new characters, say goodbye to some old friends and continue the storyline of some favorites.

This story is told in the first person in each different time period. You become part of the breathtaking action and heartbreaking emotions of the characters within the book. The rollercoaster ride gives you no option but to keep turning pages!!

I recommend this book to Jim Fergus’ fans. It can be read as a standalone novel but reading them all is recommended. It will give a different prospective on native American life and their treatment during this time period. It can be read and enjoyed by teen to adult readers.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The final book in the "One Thousand White Women Trilogy", or is it? Fantastic story to tie up some loose ends to let us know what happens to most characters from the first two books. Had me from the beginning to the end with a scenario I never would have imagined. I don't want to give to much away or write any spoilers but if you have read either of the first two books you need to pick this one up. I also can see how this story could continue and I hope Jim Fergus will consider this.

Can you imagine if you were a woman in jail or an asylum or poor house when the United states came up with its great, and failure, of a peacekeeping pact by giving the Cheyenne Tribe a thousand of your female citizens in exchange for the whites and natives to breed and blend and understand each other to create peace. WOW. I know that back then women were basically seen as property and unfortunately in some countries that is still true. But in the US we only learnt he history they want us to learn we don't learn about sending a 1000 women, some very mental ill, into the wild frontier where they don't know the language and chances are won't even survive?
IN the 2nd novel we read the diaries of Meggie and her sister and if that book wasn't sad enough for you than you will be disgusted with your country and your heart will break for women you never knew but played apart in the country we live in.
Told with sweeping narration and devastating detail Jim Fergus nails it with book 3.

I absolutely loved this book and am so grateful to NetGalley for providing me an uncorrected digital galley. This is the last (I think) in the trilogy written by Jim Fergus about the destruction of the Native Americans as the west was being developed. As the story goes, in exchange for 1000 horses, a group of women from prisons and asylums , also numbering 1000, were offered an opportunity for freedom in return for marrying the Indian warriors of the Cheyenne Nation in an effort to bring about lasting peace. Their metamorphosis of Christian women from so-called civilization to a fierce band of survivors and their growth in understanding the Native American culture is a wonderful read. They witnessed first hand the destruction of an entire civilization’s way of life, while embracing it for their own survival. The characters are so well developed that they literally leap off the page, and the description of the wilderness in the late 1800’s makes you yearn for its’ return.

Loved it! This was my first taste of Jim Ferguson's writing and I found it clever and engaging.

This book alludes to the previous book by Jim Fergus 'ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN: THE JOURNALS OF MAY DODD' despite this being a follow up it is also a stand alone novel.

The story is set in present times and through the reading of the journals it takes the reader back to the settlement of the west. Based on true events this story is an intricate retelling of history that keeps you engaged and wanting more.