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intheflow

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11. Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey; Lillian Schlissel (Editor)

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 02:07 PM

Aug 2022

I loved this book! The resourcefulness that women had to have to cook and care for their families, sometimes with unidentifiable food food found on the trail, sometimes giving birth during the journey - it was fascinating, and made moreso by the primary source diaries. A great addition to the westward journey, from the women's POV.

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