Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey [NOOK Book]

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Overview

An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.


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"The first study of the Overland Trail to be based exclusively on women's diaries and reminiscences."--The American Historical Review

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Overview

An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

"The first study of the Overland Trail to be based exclusively on women's diaries and reminiscences."--The American Historical Review

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Editorial Reviews

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YA-- A revised edition of Schlissel's 1982 book Schocken about the journey westward in mid-19th-century America from the point of view of the women involved. Readers will find first-person narrations by the women themselves after an extensive 160 pages introduction that not only sets the scene, but also adequately describes the trials and tribulations on this difficult journey. The author has added an entry from the diary of a 16-year-old bride that presents a lighter side of the trek. A worthwhile addition not only for frontier studies but also for its perspective on women's issues.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307803177
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 8/3/2011
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 96,414
  • File size: 11 MB
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Meet the Author

Lillian Schlissel is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College. She is the coeditor of Far from Home: Families of the Westward Journey and of The Western Women’s Reader. She lives in New York City.


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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Families in transit I, 1841-1850 19
Families in transit II, 1851-1855 76
The later journeys, 1856-1867 118
The diaries
A woman's trip across the plains in 1849 165
Notes by the wayside en route to Oregon, 1852 187
Diary, 1853 199
Touring from Mitchell, Iowa, to California, 1862 217
A sketch of her life 233
Diary, 1867 241
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 11, 2005

    It's like taking a step back in time...

    A truly wonderful book, filled with person to person 'true life' accounts of their trials and tribulations. I truly felt as if I rode in their wagon too! I experienced their happiness, sorrow, weariness, excitement and fear. It was some journey. I cannot wait to go on the next one...

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 25, 2003

    A heart-wrenching account of the day-to-day trials endured by the sisters of our past

    This is a must-read for anyone interested in what life was like for the women who made this incredible journey. Faced with innumerable obstacles and hardships, these brave and stong-willed women were fiercely determined to make the best of what life had thrown at them. A truly inspiring story that will make you appreciate even the tiniest luxuries in life today.

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  • Posted August 4, 2011

    Don't miss this one

    A great inside view of those brave pioneers that crossed the US. I loved this book!

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