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Women on the Overland Trail: Westward Expansion Dina Drechsel
Women on the Overland Trail: Westward Expansion
Dina Drechsel
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Across the Plains, Deserts and Mountains: The Oregon and California Migrations 5 2.1. Land Rush and Gold Fever 5 2.2. Oregon - California Migrants 7 2.3. Motivations of Going West 8 3. Women Accounts of the Overland Trip 9 3.1. The Start: Preparing for the Long Journey 9 3.2. Trail Occupations and Responsibilities 11 3.3. Hardships and Concerns 13 3.4. Frontierswoman - Indian Interactions 15 3.5. The Western Nature and Landscape 17 3.6. Light at the End of Tunnel: Fulfillment of Expectations 18 4. Conclusion 20 Bibliography 21
52 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 14, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9783656128335 |
| Publishers | Grin Verlag |
| Pages | 52 |
| Dimensions | 148 × 210 × 3 mm · 56 g |
| Language | German |
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