Judith Freeman

Red Water

A Novel

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In 1857, at a place called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, a band of Mormons and Indians massacred 120 emigrants. Twenty years later, the slaughter was blamed on one man named John D. Lee, previously a member of Brigham Young's inner circle. Red Water imagines Lee's extraordinary frontier life through the eyes of three of his nineteen wives. Emma is a vigorous and capable Englishwoman who loves her husband unconditionally. Ann, a bride at thirteen years old, is an independent adventurer. Rachel is exceedingly devout and married Lee to be with her sister, his first wife. These spirited women describe their struggle to survive Utah's punishi… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-385-72069-4
EAN: 9780385720694
Produktnummer: 9145818
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 336 S.

Über den Autor

Judith Freeman is the author of three novels-The Chinchilla Farm, Set for Life, and A Desert of Pure Feeling-and of Family Attractions, a collection of stories. She lives in California.