Her experiences come down to us through her diary. Through three fortunate marriages, he managed to accumulate substantial ranch holdings as he socialized with congressmen and even a U. S. President. The 1853 Oregon Trail Diaries of Patterson Fletcher Luark and Michael Fleenan Luark, edited by Howard Jablon and Kenneth R. Elkins. reviewed by D. C. Thompson. Americans View Their Dust owl Experience, edited by John Wunder, Frances W. Kaye and Vernon Castensen. The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the Wyoming State Historical Society.
Membership is open to anyone interested in Wyoming and western history.