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Far from home : families of the westward journey / Lillian Schlissel, Byrd Gibbens, Elizabeth Hampsten ; foreword by Robert Coles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schlissel, Lillian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Families--West (U.S.)--History.
- Families.
- Pioneers--Family relationships--West (U.S.)--History.
- Pioneers.
- Pioneers--Family relationships.
- History.
- West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.
- West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Schocken Books, 1989.
- Summary:
- The lives of three frontier families, described in lettters and diaries, reveal the human cost of settling the American West. 20 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical notes and index.
- ISBN:
- 0805240527 :
- OCLC:
- 18559013
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