Covered Wagon Women, Volume 7: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1854-1860 Government & Business ISBN13: 9780061773754

ISBN13: 9780061773754

But Lil C has a bright future away from the gang set

He approached his remaining years in prison with a newfound resolve

Thanks for the writing awareness of do's and don'ts

Covered Wagon Women, Volume 7: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1854-1860 Government & Business ISBN13: 9780061773754Some of the women traveling west in the late 1850s were strong advocates of equal rights for their sex. On the trail, Julia Archibald Holmes and Hannah Keziah Clapp sensibly wore the "freedom costume" called bloomers. In 1858 Holmes joined the Pikes Peak gold rush and was the first woman of record to climb the famous mountain. Educator Hannah Clapp traveled to California with a revolver by her side, speaking her mind in a letter included in this