Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1875-1883 (Covered Wagon Women)

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Summary: Post-railroad era Covered Wagon Travel
Review: Vol. 10 in a series of faithfully transcribed diaries and letters of women who traveled West via covered wagon, this book describes travel at a time when many others were going west via the railroads. Time had altered the circumstances of covered wagon travel: the travelers were not isolated, they had opportunities to avail themselves of hotels, suppliers, etc., along well-marked trails. However, the trip was not without its heartaches and hardships. I recommend reading the entire series, to get a true understanding of the great American Western migration.