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Voices from the West : life along the trail
Format:
Book
Title:
Voices from the West : life along the trail
ISBN:
9781878668189
Publication Information:
Lowell, Mass. : Discovery Enterprises, 1992.
Physical Description:
60 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Contents:
Thirst / L.A. Fleming -- Mexican silver along the Santa Fe Trail / Katharine Emsden -- Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin -- Families on the Oregon Trail / Katharine Emsden -- The Diary of Harriet Talcott Buckingham -- Nuggets, haloes, and sweet chariots: hitching their wagons to different stars / Katharine Emsden -- Excerpts from John Hawkins Clark's diary -- Epilogue / Katharine Emsden -- Excerpts from the poetry of Gary Holthaus, Circling Back.
Summary:
Collection of essays, poetry, and excerpts from diaries of three travellers in the mid 1800's.
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