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Simon & Schuster, Jul 2001, 24.00, 400 pp.
ISBN: 0684871432
In 1826 Louisville, Mary Bullitt is considered a spinster by the time she reaches twenty-two. However, things change when General Henry Atkinson, Commander of the Sixth Regiment and guardian of the frontier stretching from the Canadian border to the Red River, arrives in town. Mary's mother wants her daughter to accept Henry's courtship.
When Henry proposes, Mary says yes. They marry and move to the Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis. Compared to the grandeur of her former home, her new abode seems like a hovel. However, Mary is contented because she likes her new spouse though he keeps many secrets and is very silent. Over the next eighteen years together, Mary observes the destruction of the Indians by the General and others reluctantly obeying orders from DC.
THE GOOD JOURNEY is a look back to a time when the military carried out Washington's directions to slaughter the Indians so that “Americans” can replace them on their land. Through Mary and Henry's eyes, the readers see a perspective that will shake the audience with an American destruction that is nothing less than genocide. Micaela Gilchrist provides quite an Americana romance of the American West reminiscent of the great L'Amour.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- old guy loving young gal
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- pioneering in countryside
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 40%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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