Covered Wagon Women, Vol. 9: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1864-1868 (Covered Wagon Women 9)
(Book #9 in the Covered Wagon Women Series)
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803272987
ISBN13:9780803272989
Release Date:September 1999
Publisher:Bison Books
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Trials of the trails
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Perseverance and hope once again take the form of westbound emigrants. Some turned back but many made it to their destinations. We taste the dust, thirst for the next water hole, anticipate grass availability for livestock, put up with wagon breakdowns and river crossings, fear Indian insurrections and above all lament the deaths of fellow travelers. A few of these diaries contain basic day to day routine occurrences across the now well traveled road to the west, but nonetheless still admirable journals of endurance. Others like Ruth Shackleford and Mary Louisa Black are much detailed and articulate in what they observed and how they felt while crossing the plains. Signs of Indian depredations, horrendous Platte River storms, sickness and death amongst companion emigrants, stampedes, geographical descriptions, conditions of roads, encounters with the `Buffalo Soldiers' and others along the trail all make for colorful and regarded reading. Another fine volume in this series.
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