Jim Fergus | The Vengeance of Mothers

The Vengeance of Mothers

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So begins the journal of Margaret Kelly, a woman who participated in the government's "Brides for Indians" program in 1873, a program whose conceit was that the way to peace between the United States and the Cheyenne Nation was for One Thousand White Women to be given as brides in exchange for three hundred horses. These "brides" were mostly fallen women; women in prison, prostitutes, the occasional adventurer, or those incarcerated in asylums. No one expected this program to work. The brides themselves thought it was simply a chance at freedom. But many of them fell in love with the Cheyennes spouses and had children with them...and became Cheyenne themselves. THE VENGEANCE OF MOTHERS is a novel that explores what happens to the bonds between wives and husbands, children and mothers, when society sees them as "unspeakable." What does it mean to be white, to be Cheyenne, and how far will these women go to avenge the ones they love? As he did in ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN, Jim Fergus brings to light a time and place in American history, and fills it with unforgettable characters who live and breathe with a passion we can relate to even today.

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Literature
Western

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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

ISBN: ‎9781250093431

ASIN: B06W5GQN9F

Word Count: 110400 words

Length: 368 pages

Language: English

Release Date: September 4, 2018

Available as: Ebook,Paperback

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I read Mr. Fergus' first book and was amazed at his story telling ability. Having now read this story, I am in awe. What a gift for the written word the author possesses. This is a tale of a great adventure, a story of love, hope, perseverance and tenacity.

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