Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4

Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780803278356
ISBN-13 : 0803278357
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Download or read book Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4 written by Kenneth L. Holmes and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diaries and letters of six pioneer women describe the rigors en route, trailside celebrations and tragedies, the scourge of cholera, and encounters with the Indians.


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