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   Mar 6, 1988 · The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A spokesman; must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium.

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   Feb 11, 2014 · When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy—ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs.

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3. www.amazon.com › Homesman-Novel-Glendon-SwarthoutThe Homesman: A Novel Kindle Edition - amazon.com

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   Feb 11, 2014 · The Homesman: A Novel. Kindle Edition. Now a major film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and John Lithgow, this classic Western novel captures the devastating realities of early frontier life through the eyes of one extraordinary woman.

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4. patricktreardon.com › book-review-the-homesman-byBook review: “The Homesman” by Glendon Swarthout

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   Apr 15, 2021 · Midway through Glendon Swarthout’s 1988 novel, The Homesman, Mary Bee Cuddy wakes up and, from her bedroll by the frame wagon, hears the good-for-nothing cull Briggs, the claim-jumper she saved from hanging, shouting, “Whooeee!” There, by the fire, he is dancing. It astonishes her.

5. www.simonandschuster.com › books › The-HomesmanThe Homesman | Book by Glendon Swarthout - Simon & Schuster

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   Now a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship.

   • Author: Glendon Swarthout
   • Book Edition: Media Tie-In

   • Format: Paperback
   • Released on: November 04, 2014

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   Sep 1, 1988 · The book confounds the feminist knee jerking that Mary B. Cudy was unique in struggling to manage a claim alone without a husband. In fact she was one of four women staking claims alone. Which makes sense of the fact that settler state of Oregon was the first to give women the vote.

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   What is a Homesman based on?

   • Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium.

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   Is the Homesman a good book?

   • The problem with The Homesman is essentially its switch in focus in the last third of the book. The majority of the book is a very interesting (if somewhat simplistic) look at the experiences of the forgotten frontier women. For much of the novel Swarthout gives voice to a group that is so often ignored.

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   What is the story of The Homesman about?

   • The Homesman is the story of the four insane women and of Mary Bee and her own travels along the edge of insanity, her own travels into the void. But it is also the story of the husbands of the four women who, whether loving or abusing to their wives, are also beaten down by the land they have sought to conquer.

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   What does a Homesman do?

   • A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to their families or to a Sanitarium. This novel has a wonderful vivid sense of time and place and takes the reader back to a time in history where hardship, bravery and loneliness went with setting up homes on the plains and raising a family.

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8. www.barnesandnoble.com › w › the-homesman-glendonThe Homesman: A Novel by Glendon Swarthout, Paperback ...

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   Nov 4, 2014 · Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship.