Women and men on the overland trail /
John Mack Faragher.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 1979.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : map.
- Yale historical publications : Miscellany ; 121 .
- Yale historical publications. Miscellany ; 121. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-275) and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; list of Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction: Perspectives, Setting, Sources; 1 The Overland Emigrants; 2 The Midwestern Farming Family, 1850; 3 Men's and Women's Work on the Overland Trail; 4 Masculine Men and Feminine Women; 5 The Separate Worlds of Men and Women; 6 The World of the Family; 7 Conclusion: Men and Women in the Rural American West; Appendix I Tables; Appendix II Notes on Method; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Supplemental Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S
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Families--History--West (U.S.)--19th century. Women--History--West (U.S.)--19th century. Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--19th century. Overland journeys to the Pacific. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Regional Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General. Families. Frontier and pioneer life. Overland journeys to the Pacific. Women.