
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine
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By:
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Ann Weisgarber
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee Viola Davis; "An eye-opening look at the little-explored area of a black frontier woman in the American West." (Chicago Sun-Times)
Praised by Alice Walker and many other best-selling writers, The Personal History of Rachel DuPree is an award-winning debut novel with incredible heart about life on the prairie as it's rarely been seen. Reminiscent of The Color Purple as well as the frontier novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Willa Cather, it opens a window on the little-known history of African American homesteaders and gives voice to an extraordinary heroine who embodies the spirit that built America.
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Critic reviews
"The Personal History of Rachel DuPree is a John Ford movie...with black people! It's spectacular! Really great! I can't put it down. I've never read anything like it!" (Viola Davis, Academy Award-nominated and Tony Award-winning actress)
"A rousing gallop with African American pioneers settling in the South Dakota Badlands." (Ebony)
"An eye-opening look at the little explored area of a black frontier woman in the American West." (Chicago Sun-Times)
The Personal History of Rachel Dupree is a novel but based on this historical period of time . It shows the hardships of anyone who tries to turn the vast prairie land into a place to farm and raise a family. The story does a great job of injecting the extra challenges of race without taking away from the isolation, hardship, and great risk of homesteaders in the Dakotas.
Homesteading in South Dakota
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Good historical drama
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1800s homesteading in all its pain & minutiae
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Didn't buy it
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The. Narrator Did a Stunning Performance
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My only issues with this book is the narrator and the cover photo. The narrator herself was great but her voice I don't think was the best. I had a hard time not picturing the children as little caucasian children. That voice with the cover photo I wanted to make the main character bi-racial. Inside it clearing states over and over that the main character is dark skinned. Its a part of the story. Strange choice in narrator. Still the story was so great I couldn't stop listening and came to the end to quickly!I love this book.
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Not your typical pioneer book
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Excellent story
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NOOOO!
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The narration: absolutely perfect.
I look forward to a film, but more, I’d love a sequel!
I love this author!
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