Description |
xviii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Note |
Originally published: c1982. With new foreword. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index. |
Contents |
Families in transit I, 1841-1850 -- Families in transit II, 1851-1855 -- The later journeys, 1856-1867 -- The diaries. A woman't trip across the plains in 1849 / Catherine Haun ; Notes by the wayside en route to Oregon, 1852 / Lydia Allen Rudd ; Diary, 1853 / Amelia Stewary Knight ; Touring from Mitchell, Iowa to California, 1862 / Jane Gould Tourtillott ; A sketch of her life / Rebecca Hildreth Nutting Woodson ; Diary, 1867 / Barsina Rogers French. |
Subject |
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Sources.
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Women -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Sources.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Sources.
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Added Author |
Schlissel, Lillian.
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ISBN |
0805211764 paperback |
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9780805211764 paperback |
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