Contributions

  • Gibbens, Byrd, 1936- - Contributor
  • Hampsten, Elizabeth, 1932- - Contributor

Publication

1989 - Schocken Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads3882949
  • LibraryThing47956

Classifications

  • DDC978
  • LCCF596 .S28 1989

Description

Takes a look at the human cost of the cross continental trek. Using letters and diaries, the author pieces together the sagas of 3 families of the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries who ventured West. --From publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Far from home: families of the westward journeySchocken Books1989-01-01

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