Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Schlissel, Lillian

Far from home: families of the westward journey Lillian Schlissel, Byrd Gibbens, And Elizabeth Hampsten; Foreword by Robet Coles - New York Schocken Books 1989 - 264 p

Includes index.

The Malick Family in Oregon Territory, 1848-1867 / by Lillian Schlissel -- Contains :
Charles and Maggie Brown in Colorado and New Mexico, 1880-1930 / by Byrd Gibbens --
The Nehers and the Martins in North Dakota, 1909-1911 / by Elizabeth Hampsten --
Families and frontiers: a reading for our time / by Lillian Schlissel.

Contains : The Malick Family in Oregon Territory, 1848-1867 / by Lillian Schlissel --
Charles and Maggie Brown in Colorado and New Mexico, 1880-1930 / by Byrd Gibbens --
The Nehers and the Martins in North Dakota, 1909-1911 / by Elizabeth Hampsten --
Families and frontiers: a reading for our time / by Lillian Schlissel.

Takes a look at the human cost of the cross continental trek. Using letters and diaries, the author pieces together the sagas of 3 families of the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries who ventured West. --From publisher's description.

0805240527

9780805240528


Brown--Families --West (U.S.) --History
Malick--Families --West (U.S.) --History
Martin--Families --West (U.S.) --History
Neher--Families --West (U.S.) --History

--West (U.S.)--West (U.S.)--West (U.S.)

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