Crow Mary

 Kathleen Grissom is the author of Crow Mary, a book inspired by a indigenous woman named Goes First who married a white man named Abe Farrell in 1872. At the time she was 16. Since she was from the Crow Tribe and white people called women Mary, she became Crow Mary. Her story, her life, her loves, her successes and her failures make for great reading. Crow Mary lives with her family in Canada and Montana, often traveling great distances to seek a better life. In some ways Abe is a brave and kind man. At other times he is selfish and cruel. Crow Mary is the dependable steady rock of a woman upon whom her children rely. This was a very interesting story. Some parts are very sad. The forward to this incredibly moving story is written by Crow Mary's great granddaughter.