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Covered Wagon Women Vol. 7

Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1854-1860

Covered Wagon Women( )
Editor: Holmes, Kenneth L.
Introduction by: Leckie, Shirley Anne
ISBN:978-0-8032-7296-5
Publication Date:Sep 1998
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:Bison Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $18.95
Book Description:

Some of the women traveling west in the late 1850s were strong advocates of equal rights for their sex. On the trail, Julia Archibald Holmes and Hannah Keziah Clapp sensibly wore the "freedom costume" called bloomers. In 1858 Holmes joined the Pikes Peak gold rush and was the first woman of record to climb the famous mountain.   Educator Hannah Clapp traveled to California with a revolver by her side, speaking her mind in a letter included in this...
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Book Details
Pages:300
Detailed Subjects: History / Women
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 8 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.719 Pounds



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