The Wild Girl by 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 Expedition on their search for a young boy, the son of a wealthy Mexican landowner, who was kidnapped by wild Apaches. But the expedition's goal is complicated when they encounter a wild Apache girl in a Mexican jail cell, victim of a Mexican massacre of her tribe that has left her orphaned and unwilling to eat or speak.
As he and the expedition make their way through the rugged Sierra Madre mountains, Ned's growing feelings for the troubled girl soon force him to choose allegiances and make a decision that will haunt him forever.
JIM FERGUS is a nationally recognized writer whose work has appeared in a variety of publications. He has written a number of fiction and nonfiction works. One Thousand White Ladies, his novel, was named Best Novel of the West and has sold over a million copies in the United States and abroad. as well as France. Jim splits his time between the states of Arizona, Colorado, and France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786888658 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786888652 |
| Title | The Wild Girl |
| Author | Jim Fergus |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2006-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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