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Heart of the Trail: The Stories of Eight Wagon Train Women | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Barmeyer O'brien
Publisher: TwoDot
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 195938
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.3
ISBN: 1560445629
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.020922
EAN: 9781560445623
ASIN: 1560445629
Publication Date: September 1, 1997
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Product Description
True stories of the triumphs and tribulations of eight women who crossed the American frontier by wagon. First hand accounts from their letters and diaries, most written on the trail.
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 Compelling Stories August 30, 2008
This enjoyable book contains the compelling stories of eight pioneer women who travelled the overland trails. It brings to light not only their day-to-day struggles, but the joys, sorrows, and hardships they encountered as they travelled west. The author outlines their remarkable stories in a clear, descriptive style and includes excerpts from their own writings. An enlightening book!
 Heart of the Trail January 28, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was a big disappointment for me personally. I am a country person accustomed to hardship and was searching for details of how the women handled delicate personal problems on the trail and the survival methods they employed to make do. Diapers: How did they deal with them? Did they soak the beans, etc? Detail is sorely lacking in this presentation. Were excerpts from these women's diaries and accounts selected for content purported to be of interest to the reader? If, so my curiosity was not satisfied. I was also wanting more detailed information and accounts regarding the care and transport of domestic animals and pets, plants, seeds, (How did they keep their seeds dry, care for the chickens, trail-born lambs, pigs, etc?) If a reader wants detailed information, probably the best route is to obtain complete diaries and after-the-fact accounts of the eight women in this publication. In defense of the author, the book does spark one's curiosity for more information.
POLITICALLY CORRECT DRECK August 10, 2001
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Nothing is more interesting to me than first hand historical accounts. The book description certainly leads one to believe that this is what this book has to offer. It is, however, 82 pages of grandiose fluff with only occassional quotes from actual diaries. The book is classified as "Women's Studies"; it is, at best, only for children young enough to know nothing of American History.
 Heart of the Trail July 20, 2000
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Good book for an over view of women's lives on the journey West. I would have liked more details.
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