Women's Voices from the Oregon Trail: The Times that Tried Women's Souls and a Guide to Women's History Along the Oregon Trail (Women of the West) - Softcover

Butruille, Susan G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963483986 ISBN 13: 9780963483980

Publisher: Susan G Butruille, 1994

Synopsis

WOMEN'S VOICES FROM THE OREGON TRAIL narrates the lives and evokes the voices of the women who traveled the 2,000 mile trail to Oregon 150 years ago. The book artfully blends women's diaries, songs, history, poetry, recipes, and quilts. Susan Butruille first takes us to the Midwestern farms where most of the women came from, then on their brave and outlandish trek, and finally to the strange and bountiful land where a new home was supposed to be.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan G. Butruille's writing career began with a fishing column for an Alaskan newspaper. Since then, she has published widely in newspapers and magazines and edited publications for the Council of American Embroiderers, the American University, and the National Society for Training and Development. The author is a seasoned keynote speaker and workshop presenter. A native of Colorado, Butruille has lived in Wyoming, Alaska, Washington, DC, Oregon, and Washington state.

Review:

"A grand book...a vivid picture of life on the trails." -- William Bullard, Former Administrator, National Frontier Trails Center, Independence, MO

"Finely crafted, clean, engaging." -- Lillian Schlissel, Professor Emerita, American Studies, Brooklyn College

"This is the way people should learn history--through the lives of real people." -- Riane Eisler, author, The Chalice and the Blade; Sacred Pleasure

About this edition

• Publisher: Susan G Butruille
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0963483986
• ISBN 13: 9780963483980
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256
• Illustrator: Petersen Kathleen