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The Homesman is a devastating, humane story of early pioneers to America's West in the 1850's. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of-the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by that life of bitter hardship. When a nineteen-year-old mother loses her three children to diphtheria in three days, or a woman left alone for two nights has to shoot wolves as they crash through the window, it is no wonder they should lose their minds. After a dreadful winter, the Rev. Dowd finds there are four such cases in his parish and, as yet, no asylum in this frontier town.
A 'homesman' must be found to escort the women East to civilization. Not a job anyone would volunteer for, it falls to Mary Bee Cuddy, ex-teacher, spinster-indomitable, resourceful, "plain as an old tin pail." Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone, and the only companion available is the low-life and untrustworthy "George Briggs," a claim-jumper.Thus begins a trek East, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, loneliness, and the unceasing aggravation of a disparate group of mad women, which provides a series of tough, fast-paced adventures and introduces two wonderful, idiosyncratic characters.
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Condition: Aceptable. : En la novela 'The Homesman' de Glendon Swarthout, ambientada en el Salvaje Oeste del siglo XIX, se narra la historia de Mary Bee Cuddy, una mujer soltera y resuelta que emprende una peligrosa misión para escoltar a tres mujeres mentalmente inestables desde Nebraska hasta Iowa. En su camino, se cruza con George Briggs, un hombre rudo y desertor del ejército, a quien salva de una muerte segura a cambio de su ayuda en el viaje. Juntos, enfrentan las duras condiciones del territorio y los desafíos emocionales de sus compañeras, en una travesía que pondrá a prueba su resistencia y humanidad. EAN: 9781471148941 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Homesman Autor: Glendon Swarthout Editorial: Simon & Schuster Idioma: en-US Páginas: 338 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-08-05-16be85d6
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