{"product_id":"covered-wagon-women-volume-4-diaries-and-letters-from-the-western-trails-1852-the-california-trail-paperback","title":"Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852: The California Trail - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Duniway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGlenda Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth L. Holmes was a professor of history at Western Oregon State College. He edited and compiled \u003ci\u003eCovered Wagon Women, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBuilding and Breaking Families in the American West.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.91 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451558772914,"sku":"9780803272910","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b3a7364251b23dc500bae93a117fa000.webp?v=1778797346","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/covered-wagon-women-volume-4-diaries-and-letters-from-the-western-trails-1852-the-california-trail-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}