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1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Life writings of frontier women ; v. 1 |
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Life writings of frontier women ; v. 1.
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The fabric of life: an introduction -- A scribe for the women: the journals and letters -- "One of the most beautyfull valeys": the memorandum, September 1823 to December 1840 -- "Weept about an houre & ... felt some better": Journal one, May to July 1846, letters to Samuel Richards, May to July 1846 -- Sleeping on the "soft side of a bord": journal two, July to August 1846, letter to Samuel Richards, September to October 1846 -- "Our tent was crowded all day with folks coming in": journal three, November 1846 to May 1847, letters to Samuel Richards, January to April 1847 -- "These hills are the works of thy hands": journal four, May to November 1847, letters to Samuel Richards, June to August 1847-- 'Tis when I am sick that I miss you the most": journal five, November 1847 to March 1848, letters to Samuel Richards, November 1847 to February 1848 -- As "a steam Boat hove in sight": journal six, March to May 1848 -- Biographical register |
| Summary |
Mary Richard's journals and letters record a young woman's rare, but richly detailed view of life in the temporary Mormon pioneer communities in Iowa |
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"Mary Richard's journals and letters record a young woman's rare, but richly detailed view of life in the temporary Mormon pioneer communities in Iowa."--Publisher's description |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-319) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Richards, Mary Haskin Parker, 1823-1860.
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Richards, Mary Haskin Parker, 1823-1860 fast |
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Women pioneers -- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
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Latter Day Saint women -- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
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Pioneers -- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Mormon pioneers
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Mormon women
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Pioneers
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Women pioneers
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Missouri River Valley -- Biography
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Missouri River Valley
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Verenigde Staten.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Dagboeken (vorm)
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ward, Maurine Carr, 1939-
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| ISBN |
9780874213027 |
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0874213029 |
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0585098484 |
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9780585098487 |
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