Ebook {Epub PDF} Womens Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel

8 rows · Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey. Lillian Schlissel. Schocken Books, - /5(3). Through the diaries, letters, and reminiscences of women who participated in this migration, Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey gives us primary source material on the lives of these women, who kept campfires burning with buffalo chips and dried weeds, gave birth to and cared for children along primitive and dangerous roads, drove teams of oxen, picked berries, milked cows, and cooked meals Cited by:  · Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey Schocken E books: Author: Lillian Schlissel: /5(3).

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel. Schocken. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. Women's diaries of the westward journey Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Women's diaries of the westward journey by Schlissel, Lillian. Publication date Topics Overland journeys to the Pacific, Women Publisher New York: Schocken Books. Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey (Studies in the Life of Women) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Lillian Schlissel: Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey. Schocken New.

In this book, Lillian Schlissel has told the stories of the women who took part in the great trek on the Overland Trail between and , and analyzed their lives. More than , people made this trek during this period, one of the greatest treks of modern times. Their journey has been romanticized by novels (eg. Lillian Schlissel is professor emerita of Brooklyn College-CUNY, where she was director of American studies. Her books include Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey; Far From Home: Families of the Westward Journey, written with Byrd Gibbens and Elizabeth Hampsten, Western Women, Their Land, Their Lives; and Western Women’s Reader (with Catherine Lavender). Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey. Lillian Schlissel. Schocken Books, -.