A home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences / M. Emilia Rockwell ; edited by Sharon E. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rockwell, M. Emilia (Mary Emilia), 1835 or 1836-

Contributor:

Wood, Sharon E.

Series:

Bur oak book.

A bur oak book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women immigrants--Fiction.

Women immigrants.

Women pioneers--Fiction.

Women pioneers.

Married women--Fiction.

Married women.

Iowa--Fiction.

Iowa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Home in the West

Emigration and its consequences

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first novel published in Iowa. Printed in Dubuque in 1858, it was written to recruit emigrants to Iowa; what makes it unique among emigration literature is the fact that it was directed at women, using the form of a domestic novel loaded with gentle mothers and stalwart fathers, flower-gemmed prairies and vine-draped cottages, and lots of tender words and humble weddings to encourage women to settle in the new state. Mary Emilia Rockwell tells the story of Walter and Annie Judson, who one desperate March night decide to move to the West in search of a better life. Walter is an exp

Contents:

Introduction; CHAPTER I: The Resolution; CHAPTER II: Preparation.-The Journey.; CHAPTER III: Fair Prospects-Indians-A Sad Story.; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; CHAPTER XII; CHAPTER XIII; CHAPTER XIV

Notes:

Originally published: Dubuque, Iowa : Dubuque Express and Herald, 1858.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 27).

ISBN:

1-58729-597-0

OCLC:

85813632