Covered Wagon Women, Volume 9 by Kenneth L Holmes

Covered Wagon Women, Volume 9 by Kenneth L Holmes

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.

“The diaries and letters. . throb with excitement, pain, and mind-boggling determination.”—Kliatt
“An outstanding collection of primary sources written by women moving west.”—Wagon Tracks

Kenneth L. Holmes was a professor of history at Western Oregon State College. He edited and compiled Covered Wagon Women, drawing on archives and private sources. An associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University, Sherry L. Smith is the author of The View from Officers’ Row: Army Perceptions of Western Indians.

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ISBN 13	9780803272989
ISBN 10	0803272987
Titel	Covered Wagon Women, Volume 9
Autor	Kenneth L Holmes
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Nebraska Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1999-09-01
Seitenanzahl	258
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.