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Summary: Wonderful and Sweeping
Review: "True Women" is one of the best books I have ever read. And I've read many. If you want a great read with the intrique of the west, texas, and history, read this book. I adored it and have read it nine times. Great!
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Summary: My favorite book!
Review: Couldn't put it down. I first found this story through the mini series on tv. I then read a friends copy of the book moving on next to the "Hill Country" book. The hardships these women endured to just survive are incredible. I have read it over again and recently went to Seguin, TX to take the True Women tour starting with Sarah Mclure Braches' house. Needless to say I am hooked. Janice Windle Woods is a wonderful author and I highly recommend this book especially to history buffs.
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Summary: Don't usually read this type of book
Review: I bought this book thinking that I wouldn't like it. I was shocked, and I now consider it among my favorites! Being from Texas, I found the historical background mesmerizing! I could relate to all the women in the book, despite the many years that separated our lives. I've become a true fan of Janice Woods Windle.
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Summary: Don't usually read this type of book
Review: I bought this book thinking that I wouldn't like it. I was shocked, and I now consider it among my favorites! Being from Texas, I found the historical background mesmerizing! I could relate to all the women in the book, despite the many years that separated our lives. I've become a true fan of Janice Woods Windle.
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Summary: Awesome book!!
Review: I first saw this story when it was a miniseries on tv and after I saw it I had to get the book and read it. As soon as I got the book I didn't put it down. I am now in 9th grade and I had the book for silent reading in my 8th grade class and the book was finished in less than a month. Usually I don't like reading LONG books but this one was a page turner. The cool thing is I felt I could relate to Euphemia the most. What these women went through makes me feel awesome to be a woman. If women didn't have people like them around back then I don't even want to think what women's lives would be like today! Read it, because its awesome.
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Summary: These True Women are Strong Women
Review: I was so entranced by the stories and characters in this novel that I cried as I began to reach the last page. I simply did not want the experience of reading it to end.
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Summary: What a wonderful saga! What a bunch of terrific dames!
Review: I will never forget my enthusiasm in reading this novel of Janice Woods Windle. And that enthusiasm led me to recommend it a dozen times over, and to buy copies for friends and relatives. I just think it is one of the most incredible reads of historical fiction of Texas that has been written. Don't let the racy paperback cover mislead you. This is not a bodice buster. It is BETTER than that, as Woods Windle's connection to Texas' early days of settlement through the fight for freedom from Mexico to those as a young republic and finally a part of the United States are just terrific. Related from Windle's own family tree, the original hardbound copy contains photos of her own family's women in the front and back end pages of the cover. While reading, it is a joy to thumb back and forth to match the faces to the characters in the story. The courage of these women on the Runaway Scrape, against the area's Indians, in maintaining home and hearth while their men tended to the business of warfare, both for independence and the War between the States, or of cattle drives, or trade, that courage makes them just unforgettable. This is one of my all time favorite reads. I can't recommend it anymore highly than to say, I would read it again and give it as a gift even today.
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Summary: What a wonderful saga! What a bunch of terrific dames!
Review: I will never forget my enthusiasm in reading this novel of Janice Woods Windle. And that enthusiasm led me to recommend it a dozen times over, and to buy copies for friends and relatives. I just think it is one of the most incredible reads of historical fiction of Texas that has been written. Don't let the racy paperback cover mislead you. This is not a bodice buster. It is BETTER than that, as Woods Windle's connection to Texas' early days of settlement through the fight for freedom from Mexico to those as a young republic and finally a part of the United States are just terrific. Related from Windle's own family tree, the original hardbound copy contains photos of her own family's women in the front and back end pages of the cover. While reading, it is a joy to thumb back and forth to match the faces to the characters in the story. The courage of these women on the Runaway Scrape, against the area's Indians, in maintaining home and hearth while their men tended to the business of warfare, both for independence and the War between the States, or of cattle drives, or trade, that courage makes them just unforgettable. This is one of my all time favorite reads. I can't recommend it anymore highly than to say, I would read it again and give it as a gift even today.
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Summary: Very talented writer! Great story!
Review: THIS BOOK GIVES ONE A SENSE OF ACTUALLY BEING THERE WHEN THE WAGONS WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN,TRAVEL TO ESCAPE SANTA ANNA, THE DEFENSE OF THE HOMES BY WOMEN, WHOSE MEN WERE OFTEN GONE. THE ARROW IN THE LEG OF SARAH ASHBY MCCLURE AND THE ARROW BEING REMOVED BY TARANTUALA, ONE OF THE MOST FEARED INDIANS. IT IS A GEAT READ AND WELL WORTH THE TIME. I WONDER, COULD WE ENDURE THESE HARDSHIPS?
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Summary: Family History
Review: This book is very accurate and holds the interest of everyone I know that has read the book and/or seen the movie. From the Indian Raids to the Santa Anna and on and on. IT really shows how strong women were and makes me proud to be a member of the Lawshe family. In actuality, I am a member of the Lawshe family. We have done research and found that my father's father was named William Lewis Glenn whose mother was Rebecca Lawshe. William was born in Georgia and they moved to San Marco, Texas; from there our famliy moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma. We are still looking for the Lawshe's, Woods, and Kings. If you read this and are a member of our family please contact me at my e-mail address. We also have a Glenn Family reunion coming up on August 11, 12 and 13. Lots of Oklahoma and Texas folk will be there. Come on down.
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