{"product_id":"9781250183040","title":"One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the story of May Dodd—a remarkable woman who, in 1875, travels through the American West to marry the chief of the Cheyenne Nation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Thousand White Women\u003c\/i\u003e begins with May Dodd’s journey into an unknown world. Having been committed to an insane asylum by her blue-blood family for the crime of loving a man beneath her station, May finds that her only hope for freedom and redemption is to participate in a secret government program whereby women from “civilized” society become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. What follows is a series of breathtaking adventures—May’s brief, passionate romance with the gallant young army captain John Bourke; her marriage to the great chief Little Wolf; and her conflict of being caught between loving two men and living two completely different lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fergus portrays the perceptions and emotions of women…with tremendous insight and sensitivity.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A superb tale of sorrow, suspense, exultation, and triumph.” —Winston Groom, \u003ci\u003eauthor of Forrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Impressive…convincing…affecting.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024437166320,"sku":"9781250183040","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250183040_p0.jpg?v=1763703405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250183040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}