Covered Wagon Women Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852: the California Trail |
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| Editor:
| Holmes, Kenneth L. |
| Introduction by:
| Riley, Glenda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-7291-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diaries and letters of six pioneer women describe the rigors en route, trailside celebrations and tragedies, the scourge of cholera, and encounters with the Indians.
In 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diaries and letters of six pioneer women describe the rigors en route, trailside celebrations and tragedies, the scourge of cholera, and encounters with the Indians.