Covered Wagon Women, Volume 9 - Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1864-1868 (Paperback, [1995], c1983-<[2000], c1991)

In their simplicity is their poignancy. On August 7, 1865, Mary Louisa Black noted in her journal that they were "nooning on a nice stream in a valey in the mountains." A day later she observed that one of the men in the overland expedition had "buried an infant here yesterday--still born." One can only imagine her emotional turmoil--she had buried her own daughter three months earlier, just as she and her husband set out for Oregon. While each diarist and letter-writer had her personal joys and sorrows, collectively these invaluable accounts demonstrate the passion and courage of these nineteenth-century pioneering women who led and followed their families into the West, pursuing dreams of better economic or social situations. One can only marvel at their ability to persevere under conditions that sent many scurrying back home to the East.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	September 1999
Editors:	Kenneth L Holmes
Introduction by:	Sherry L. Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	258
Edition:	[1995], c1983-<[2000], c1991
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-7298-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8032-7298-7
Barcode:	9780803272989

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