Women and Men on the Overland Trail

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Women and Men on the Overland Trail by John Mack Faragher, Yale University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Mack Faragher ISBN: 9780300153514
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: John Mack Faragher
ISBN: 9780300153514
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English

This classic book offers a lively and penetrating analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s. Through the subtle use of contemporary diaries, memoirs, and even folk songs, John Mack Faragher dispels the common stereotypes of male and female roles and reveals the dynamic of pioneer family relationships. This edition includes a new preface in which Faragher looks back on the social context in which he formulated his original thesis and provides a new supplemental bibliography.

Praise for the earlier edition:

"Faragher has made excellent use of the Overland Trail materials, using them to illuminate the society the emigrants left as well as the one they constructed en route. His study should be important to a wide range of readers, especially those interested in family history, migration and western history, and women's history."--Kathryn Kish Sklar

"An enlightening study."--American West

"A helpful study which not only illuminates the daily life of rural Americans but which also begins to compensate for the male orientation of so much of western history."--Journal of Social History

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This classic book offers a lively and penetrating analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s. Through the subtle use of contemporary diaries, memoirs, and even folk songs, John Mack Faragher dispels the common stereotypes of male and female roles and reveals the dynamic of pioneer family relationships. This edition includes a new preface in which Faragher looks back on the social context in which he formulated his original thesis and provides a new supplemental bibliography.

Praise for the earlier edition:

"Faragher has made excellent use of the Overland Trail materials, using them to illuminate the society the emigrants left as well as the one they constructed en route. His study should be important to a wide range of readers, especially those interested in family history, migration and western history, and women's history."--Kathryn Kish Sklar

"An enlightening study."--American West

"A helpful study which not only illuminates the daily life of rural Americans but which also begins to compensate for the male orientation of so much of western history."--Journal of Social History

More books from Yale University Press

Cover of the book Walking Toward the Sun by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book Plugged In by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book The End of Europe by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book Milk: A Local and Global History by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book Losing It: In which an Aging Professor laments his shrinking Brain�.' by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book The Good, the True, and the Beautiful: A Neuronal Approach by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book What Playwrights Talk About When They Talk About Writing by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book The Ship of State by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book A Little History of Philosophy by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book Journey of the Universe by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book American Lynching by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book On Deaf Ears by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book The Plausibility of Life: Resolving Darwin's Dilemma by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book The Genius by John Mack Faragher
Cover of the book Thirty-Eight by John Mack Faragher
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy