My Mother's Ghost: A Courageous Woman, a Son's Love, and the Power of Memory

LaVerne Madigan led an extraordinary life. Independent, intelligent, and tireless, she was the executive director of the Association of American Indian Affairs, inspiring everyone with her passion and her accomplishments. And perhaps no one admired her more than her young son, Fergus. But one day when the two were out riding, a horrible tragedy occurred: LaVerne fell from her mount and was crushed under the hooves of Fergus's horse. He believed that he had killed his mother. Now, more than thirty years later, he re-creates his mother's uncommon life and revisits her death, discovering the woman and reclaiming a lost part of his own humanity.