The Homesman
of Glendon Swarthout
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IN PIONEER NEBRASKA, A WOMAN LEADS WHERE NO MAN WILL GOSoon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A âhomesmanâ must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the countyâs men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddyâex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and lonelinessâa timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures.In an unprecedented sweep, Glendon Swarthoutâs novel won both the Western Writers of Americaâs Spur Award and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. A new afterword by the authorâs son Miles Swarthout tells of his parents Glendon and Kathrynâs discovery of and research into the lives of the oft-forgotten frontier women who make The Homesman as moving and believable as it is unforgettable.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256 pages
- Publisher Simon Schuster
- Publication Date November 4th 2014
- First Publication 03/06/88
- Language Not informed
- ISBN 9781501102875
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['United States of America', 'Nebraska (United States)']
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