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Title	:	The Good Journey
Author	:	Micaela Gilchrist
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 400 pages
Published	:	November 12th 2002 by Simon & Schuster (first published June 26th 2001)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Literature. 19th Century. Westerns

The Good Journey

Micaela Gilchrist

Paperback | Pages: 400 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 245 Users | 45 Reviews

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Inspired by actual letters, The Good Journey breathes life into history with a richly imagined chronicle of twenty tumultuous years in the marriage of two American pioneers.
Strong-willed Southern belle Mary Bullitt abandons her life of luxury in Louisville, Kentucky, when she marries General Henry Atkinson and accompanies him to his outpost on the Mississippi. Nothing has prepared her for marriage to this attractive older man -- or for the realities of frontier living. Conditions are primitive, Mary knows virtually nothing about her husband, and the threat of attack from Indians is constant. A rough and resourceful general, Henry is engaged in a long and historic clash with a great Native American leader, and his deeply conflicted feelings about Indians mirror those he and his wife have for each other.
In the tradition of Willa Cather and Edna Ferber, Micaela Gilchrist has crafted an exciting novel that is at once a love story and an action-packed depiction of the struggle for the West.

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Original Title:	The Good Journey: A Novel
ISBN:	0743223772 (ISBN13: 9780743223775)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction (2002), WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction (2002)

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Ratings: 3.89 From 245 Users | 45 Reviews

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Over all I thought this book was wonderful. I liked the parallels it had between the fight against the Native Americans in nineteenth century America and the societal believes of the nineteenth century Southern society. In addition to the interesting stories of contacts with the Native Americans, this story encompasses a very unique love story which is sure to keep any reader on the edge of their seat. Although there were a few holes in the plot, the Good Journey by Michaela Gilchrist kept me

This book was very impressive in the amount of research that Gilchrist completed in writing this book, both primary and secondary. The true story of the General and Mary Bullitt is amazing, and I applaud the author for "getting it right." However, it reads more a like a university press book that focuses on historical details in depth rather than a book with characters a reader can relate to. I had a hard time empathizing with any of the characters until the last 1/4 of the book. To me, it was a

What a fantastically written book! Based on letters written by the real-life heroine, The Good Journey follows the marriage of Mary Bullitt to General Henry Atkinson, one of the men charged with making the frontier "safe" for white settlers. I really enjoyed that Mary was not your typical early 19th century woman, full of vapors and hysteria. She was intelligent, witty, possessed of her own mind, and set on remaining unmarried so as not to become some man's chattel. All of her intentions

I loved this historical novel based on the lives on an army General and his wife set in the 1820s-30s. A very poignant look into a struggling marriage and family. A revealing look at the continual evacuation and extermination of the American Indians.

After a courtship of three days, Mary Bullitt marries General Henry Atkinson and moves to a Missouri army base with him, soon learning that he is infatuated with a young Native American translator. Lyrically written first novel. Based on the archival letters of Mary Bullitt and military studies of General Atkinson. Fascinating, in-depth characterizations and riveting historical details make for an exceptional read. Highly recommend

I never quite know what to think of historical fiction. In the back of my mind, the "but is it true?" question always looms. In this case, their relationship is a major portion of the book. I think it's difficult to ever know another couple's relationship, but looking back through the lens of time and culture makes in even more difficult. So I just had a hard time believing. And it felt like she was making it a bit more spicy to appeal to modern readers...