The Homesman
  • Published:
    1988
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  • Main Genre:
    Historical
  • Time Period:
    19th Century American West
  • Pages:
    256
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Soon to be 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.

IN PIONEER NEBRASKA, A WOMAN LEADS WHERE NO MAN WILL GO

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. 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. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and loneliness -- a timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures.

In an unprecedented sweep, Glendon Swarthout's novel won both the Western Writers of America's Spur Award and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. A new afterword by the author's son Miles Swarthout tells of his parents Glendon and Kathryn's discovery of and research into the lives of the oft-forgotten frontier women who make The Homesman as moving and believable as it is unforgettable.
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EDITIONS
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    •  
    • Mar-1990
    • Signet
    • Mass Market Paperback
    • ISBN: 0451164296
    • ISBN13: 9780451164292
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    • Feb-2014
    • Simon & Schuster
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1476754268
    • ISBN13: 9781476754260
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    • Nov-2014
    • Simon & Schuster
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1501102877
    • ISBN13: 9781501102875
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    • Sep-1988
    • Weidenfeld & Nicolson
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1555842356
    • ISBN13: 9781555842352
    •  
    • Feb-2014
    • Simon & Schuster
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Feb-2014
    • Simon & Schuster (UK)
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1471136051
    • ISBN13: 9781471136054
    •  
    • Feb-2014
    • Simon & Schuster
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1476754276
    • ISBN13: 9781476754277
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    • Feb-2014
    • Simon & Schuster Audio
    • Audible
    •  
    • Nov-2014
    • Simon & Schuster Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1442383860
    • ISBN13: 9781442383869
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    • Nov-1989
    • MacMillan
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0896219224
    • ISBN13: 9780896219229
    • Large Print
    •  
    • Dec-2014
    • Wheeler
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 141047352X
    • ISBN13: 9781410473523
    • Large Print



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