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Winter Quarters : The 1846-1848 life writings of Mary Haskin Parker Richards / edited by Maurine Carr Ward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Proctor, Maurine Jensen, author.
- Series:
- Life Writings of Frontier Women.
- Life Writings of Frontier Women
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Richards, Mary Haskin Parker, 1823-1860.
- Richards, Mary Haskin Parker.
- Latter Day Saint women--Missouri River Valley.
- Latter Day Saint women.
- Latter Day Saints--Missouri River Valley--Biography.
- Latter Day Saints.
- Pioneers--Missouri River Valley--Biography.
- Pioneers.
- Women pioneers--Missouri River Valley--Biography.
- Women pioneers.
- Missouri River Valley.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Utah State University, University Libraries 1996
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Mary Richard's journals and letters record a young woman's rare, but richly detailed view of life in the temporary Mormon pioneer communities in Iowa.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Fabric of Life
- 2. A Scribe for the Women
- 3. "One of the Most beautyfull valeys
- 4. "Weept about an houre &
- ...felt some better
- 5. Sleeping on the "soft side of a bord
- 6. "Our tent was crowded all day with folks coming in
- 7. "These Hills are the Works of thy hands
- 8. 'Tis when I an Sick that I miss you the most
- 9. As "a steam Boat hove in sight
- Bibliographical Register
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 42856534
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