Women of the west - Hardcover

Luchetti, Cathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0917946022 ISBN 13: 9780917946028

Publisher: Antelope Island Press, 1982

Synopsis

Women of the West tells the stories of eleven western women in the United States between 1830 and 1910 - women of varying economic , racial and religious backgrounds. Their stories are revealed through their own letters, diaries, and journals, recounting daily activities and personal thoughts as they tried to survive under very difficult and at times nearly impossible circumstances. Illustrated throughout with over 140 vintage photographs.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Through a combination of historical research, excerpts from pioneer diaries and a remarkable collection of documentary photographs, [the authors] evoke a striking portrait of everyday life among nineteenth-century women "-- St. Petersburg Times
The focus on minority women gives this overview... a human appeal rarely touched in most history books of the westward expansion."--Kansas City Star

From the Inside Flap:

ering look at the women who helped to settle the West, told through their own words and illustrated with 150 period photographs. This is American history, not as it was romanticized, but as it was lived. "An authentic, refreshing, and even inspiring view of life on the frontier."--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Antelope Island Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0917946022
• ISBN 13: 9780917946028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240