This book is written as a diary so it's very easy to read. The events as described are believable and keep you on the edge. I picked up this book to read and did not put it down until I finished. The historical aspect of this book is researched well and will have an emotional affect on you. It's a very well thought out perspective from a historical sense!
The synopsis is that Mary Dodd escaped a mental institution by agreeing to be a part of a Government program which was to unite the Cheyenne Indian Nation with the American white people. The deal was the Cheyenne's were given 1000 women in exchange for 1000 horses. The Cheyenne Nation's culture believed that babies were raised with the mother's tribe, so they felt their only chance to survive the migration of white people was to integrate by marriage. This diary was her adventure out west into the frontier and untamed land. The chief himself chose her to be his wife.
Fergus writes this piece masterfully. There were times I could of easily felt like the story was true. With so much detail into the traditions and the times of American people and Native people. As the reader, I really felt connected to Mary Dodd and her adventure.
Bravo!!!
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