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Covered Wagon Women
Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1850
ISBN: 080327274X
ISBN-13: 9780803272743
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Bison Books
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Pages: 302
Publisher's Notes
A courageous young mother, Sarah Davis, counts the graves along the way. Mary M. Colby's record is a reminder of how women contributed to the family prosperity when they reached bountiful Oregon. Lucena Parsons, a bride, provides details about washing and cooking in the open air. Sophia Goodridge, the youngest daughter in a large Mormon family, charts the trip to Salt Lake. Anna Maria Morris travels to Santa Fe with the military unit commanded by her husband.
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters From the Western Trails, 1850 Volume 2
Holmes, Kenneth
University of Nebraska Press, 1983. Softcover. Good condition,. 5 1/4" x 8. previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper, contents clean and intact. Observations of life on the trip West to California and Oregon in 1850. ( more information) Offered by Blue Daisy (United States)
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails, 1850
Holmes, Kenneth (Compiled by), and Schlissel, Lillian (Introduction by)
University of Nebraska Press, 2003. As new, Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 294 p. Coverd Wagon Women, 2. Audience: General/trade.. Trade Paperback. As New. ( more information) Offered by J M O'Brien (United States)
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1850
Kenneth L Holmes
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1996. Trade paperback. University of Nebraska Press, 1996, second printing. In near fine condition. Volume 2. Margaret A Frink notes the scarcity of women in the army of grizzled fortune seekers. A courageous young mother, Sarah Davis, counts the graves along the way. Lucena Parsons, a bride, provides details about washing and cooking in the open air. Sophia Goodridge, the youngest daughter in a large Morman family, charts the trip to Salt Lake. Anna Maria Morris travels to Santa Fe with the military unit commanded by her husband.. ISBN: 080327274x. WOMEN UNITED STATES HISTORY SOCIAL. ( more information) Offered by The Book Faerie (United States)
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Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1850
Holmes, Kenneth L
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Bison Books, 1996 xi, 302pp., index, notes, photos. Introduction by Lillian Schlissel. Very good, near fine but for negligible wear and a remainder mark to bottom edges.. Facsimile. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Quickhatch Books (Canada)
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