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Women on the Overland Trail

Name: Women on the Overland Trail
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Author: Dina Drechsel
ISBN: 978-3-656-12833-5

Westward Expansion

Hausarbeit (Hauptseminar), 2010

22 Seiten, Note: 1,3

Dina Drechsel (Autor:in)

Leseprobe

1. Introduction

2. Across the Plains, Deserts and Mountains: The Oregon and California Migrations
2.1. Land Rush and Gold Fever
2.2. Oregon – California Migrants
2.3. Motivations of Going West

3. Women Accounts of the Overland Trip
3.1. The Start: Preparing for the Long Journey
3.2. Trail Occupations and Responsibilities
3.3. Hardships and Concerns
3.4. Frontierswoman - Indian Interactions
3.5. The Western Nature and Landscape
3.6. Light at the End of Tunnel: Fulfillment of Expectations

4. Conclusion

Bibliography

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