Best of Covered wagon women
By: edited by Kenneth L. Holmes ; with a new introduction by Michael L. Tate.
Contributors: Holmes, Kenneth L.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780806139142
Subjects: Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography; Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Diaries; Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Correspondence; Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Sources; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Sources; West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources; West (U.S.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.; Diaries.; Correspondence.; Sources.
Other titles: Covered wagon women.
Description: Firsthand accounts of women who braved the overland trails during the great 19th-century westward migration are collected here. The accounts were selected for the power with which they portray the hardship, adventure, and family and friendship bonds that characterized the overland experience. Some were written by educated women, and others bear the mark of cabin learning, with archaic spelling and a simplicity of expression. Each account begins with an introduction to its author and what is known about her life. A few b&w historical photos are included. Holmes (1914-95) was a professor of history at Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University).
Notes: "The best of Covered wagon women is based on material drawn from the Covered wagon women series (11 volumes) originally published by the Arthur H. Clark Company"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.