Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852: The California Trail

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. Kenneth L. Holmes was a professor of history at Western Oregon State College. He edited and compiled Covered Wagon Women, drawing on archives and private sources. Glenda Riley is a professor of history at Ball State University. Her numerous works on women in the American West include Building and Breaking Families in the American West.

Author: David Duniway
Publisher: Bison
Published: 04/01/1997
Pages: 303
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 7.91h x 5.25w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780803272910
ISBN10: 080327291X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Social Science | Women's Studies

About the Author
Kenneth L. Holmes was a professor of history at Western Oregon State College. He edited and compiled Covered Wagon Women, drawing on archives and private sources. Glenda Riley is a professor of history at Ball State University. Her numerous works on women in the American West include Building and Breaking Families in the American West.