Sebastian Barry wrote One Thousand Moons as a sequel to his other book, Days Without End. I haven't read Days Without End yet but this book can stand on it's own. The narrator in this story is Winona Cole, a Native American teenage girl adopted as a baby by two men in Wyoming. Now they live in Paris, Tennessee in the 1870's. The Civil War is over but Tennessee is not adapting yet. Racism and white supremacy are abundant. As a Native American, Winona does not legally have any civil rights. Her two fathers are trying to raise her in a peaceful environment on a farm. They hope to send her to a University some day. This historical fiction talks about the Night Riders and rebels who harass former slaves and Native Americans. The sheriff tries to help maintain law and order but it is difficult when the Judge is a Night Rider. I thought the author did a good job getting inside the head of Winona and telling her story.
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