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Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Author: Lillian Schlissel
ISBN: 113919
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 262
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Schocken Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Excellent book. It's a wonder anyone survived the trip to settle California and Oregon!
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I found this to be a very fascinating and in-depth book about the experiences of crossing the Oregon Trail.
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Chronicles of women on their westward journey
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How anyone made it across the Oregon Road or Overland Pass is still a mystery to me. These people were incredibly strong willed and determined especially the women. I liked the book, however I would have liked to have read more of the actual diary entries. If your expecting a book containing many diaries you will be dissapointed. The book only contains 4 diaries and the rest you will see small snippets from others explaining certain situation that everyone faced as they made this trek. Their were 3 different migration treks that took places and each one a little different from the previous one. All 3 were very difficult, but in each trek lives were lost, people became sick, accidents were everywhere, and the Indians were a threat to the wagon parties.
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This is copyright 1982. No ISBN number. Preface by Carl N. Degler. 262 pages.
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very interesting book !
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I've read this book several times over the years and will never give it away. This is history told from the women's point of view, covering the small day to day events that a woman would make note of in a diary. So informative and interesting.