Bibliograph

The personal history of Rachel Dupree, Ann Weisgarber

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The personal history of Rachel Dupree, Ann Weisgarber

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The personal history of Rachel Dupree

Oclc number

646630605

Responsibility statement

Ann Weisgarber

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print core

Summary

Enamored of Isaac DuPree (the son of her employer) and desperate for a life beyond that of boardinghouse cook in Chicagos slaughterhouse district, Rachel accepts a deal proffered by Isaac: join him in settling 160 acres of land offered by the Homestead Act in the wilds of South Dakota. She heads off to the aptly named Badlands in a bargained marriage of at least one year. Fourteen years later, she looks back over her life, the dreams and longing of a young woman versus the harsh reality of a wife and mother living in an unforgiving territory. After months of drought, the land, the animals, and her children are parched and on the brink. She herself is on the brink, pregnant again and coping with Isaacs obsession with the land, the cruel demands on their five young children, and the isolation of being one of the few black families in the territory.

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