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"Julie Roy Jeffrey analyzes how wives and mothers experienced the journey west during the middle of the 19th Century. Jeffrey breaks the book into three parts. She discusses the actual wagon journeys on the California Trail, Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail in great detail. Her focus is on women's experiences during the journey. Jeffrey mentions the jobs that women had on the trail and the gender roles that governed their relationships in wagon companies. Jeffrey uses personal letters and diaries as the source for most of her information. She also uses these sources to present women's feelings about the journey and the men that they were traveling with. The other two sections of the book deal with the events that made families decide to move west. Jeffrey mentions the role women had in the decision making process and the influence they had over their husbands. Jeffrey also analyzes the jobs that women took on the farm, when they arrived on new land in the west. She looks at the new responsibilities women had to take on in order to get a farm started and she also shows the reader the ways in which families maintained traditional gender roles in a new environment. "
Mark Simpson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 19th century
History of a people?
Yes
Nationality?
- American--West
History of a journey/colonization?
Yes
Kind of journey?
- foot travel
Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Catholics!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat sympathetic
From a certain profession/group?
- farmers
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Smart
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- homemakers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Catholics!
Nationality?
- American
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Farms/Ranches?
Yes
If applicable, liberal/conservative?
- Historian is very liberal
Style
How much gore?
- 2 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 5 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel...
- encouraged
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Minor characters feature lots of:
- farmers
Is this a kid's book?
- Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A handful
Maps necessary?
- Not enough maps
Length of book
- 250-300 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 4 ()
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