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Far from home : families of the westward journey  Cover Image Book Book

Far from home : families of the westward journey

Schlissel, Lillian. (Author). Gibbens, Byrd, 1936- (Added Author). Hampsten, Elizabeth, 1932- (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 0803292953
  • ISBN: 9780803292956
  • Physical Description: print
    xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1989 (2002 printing)

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Schocken Books, ©1989.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Foreword / Robert Coles -- Introduction / Lillian Schlissel -- The Malick family in Oregon Territory, 1848-1867 / Lillian Schlissel -- Charles and Maggie Brown in Colorado and New Mexico, 1880-1930 / Byrd Gibbens -- The Nehers and the Martins in North Dakota, 1909-1911 / Elizabeth Hampsten -- Families and frontiers: A reading for our time / Lillian Schlissel.
Subject: Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.)
Pioneers Family relationships West (U.S.) History 19th century
West (U.S.) Social life and customs 19th century
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Families West (U.S.) History 19th century
Pioneers West (U.S.) Biography
West (U.S.) Biography
Families
Frontier and pioneer life
Manners and customs
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneers
Pioneers Family relationships
United States, West
Genre: Biography.
History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library F 596 .S35 1989 260010 Stacks Available -

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