Ann Weisgarber – The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

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Start: 09/07/2010 7:00 pm

In the summer of 1917, Rachel is isolated by more than just geography. She is determined to give her children the life they deserve, but she knows that her husband will never leave his ranch in the South Dakota Badlands: black families are rare in the West, and land means a measure of equality with the white man. Reminiscent of The Color Purple as well as the frontier novels of Willa Cather, The Personal History of Rachel DuPree 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.