The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee Viola Davis; An eye-opening look at the little-explored area of a black frontier woman in the American West. (Chicago Sun-Times)Praised by Alice Walker and many other best-selling writers The Personal History of Rachel DuPree is an award-winning debut novel with incredible heart about life on the prairie as it''s rarely been seen. Reminiscent of The Color Purple as well as the frontier novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Willa Cather it 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.