What if in the 1870s the government tried a secret ploy to bring the Indians into white civilization by sending 1000 white women to be brides and mothers and civilize the wild "Red Man"? To fill the ranks of the women needed, the government would pull women from prisons, the streets, and the madhouses. The story is told through the journal entries of May Dodd, a woman consigned to a mad house by her wealthy family for daring to fall in love with a man below their station. She is sent across the country to marry an Indian and help change their way of thinking. But instead, she may find her outlook completely changed. This book was wonderfully done, with the plot coming across as believable. The characters grabbed the reader, and the storyline left me very upset and sad, as a good story often will. Fans of Dances With Wolves would most likely enjoy this book. A wonderful read that I totally recommend.
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