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The Wild Girl : The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932
The Wild Girl The Notebooks of Ned Giles 1932
Author: Jim Fergus
From the award-winning author of One Thousand White Women, a novel in the tradition of Little Big Man, tracing one man's search for adventure and the wild Apache girl who invites him into her world. When Ned Giles is orphaned as a teenager, he heads West hoping to leave his troubles behind. He joins the 1932 Great Apache Ex...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781401300548
ISBN-10: 1401300545
Publication Date: 5/4/2005
Pages: 368
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4 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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mitzilsg avatar reviewed The Wild Girl : The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 on + 60 more book reviews
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The story is set in the west and it's a very good story about a kidnapped child that is stolen by indians and goes thru the process of trying to find the child. Also a expedition goes on with a "band of gypsy" type people on it and it's written very well. They try to trade a "wild apache" girl for the kidnapped boy that doesn't speak and has been raised as a wild animal.
bookgoddessme avatar reviewed The Wild Girl : The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 on + 106 more book reviews
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Fergus to me, is an author who writes with empathy and wonderful details. He creates characters that stay in our heads throughout the day, and that we are impelled to care about. This book told a rich but ugly story about what too often happens when one group of people tries to control another by force, brute retaliation. A wild and intense tale. For me, I didn't like it as much as 1000 White Women, but that is a tough book to follow. Recommend.
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szamp avatar reviewed The Wild Girl : The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 on + 25 more book reviews
In short succession I have read both 1000 White Women and now The Wild Girl by Jim Fergus. In both books Fergus has taken an insignificant historical footnote and created lively novels. After reading both books I found myself asking .... what if?" I only hope that as life goes on I do not embarrass myself at dinner parties by retelling these stories as facts not fiction.


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