Daily Life on the Nineteenth Century American Frontier

by Mary Ellen Jones

Book Overview

The nineteenth century American frontier comes alive for students and interested readers in this unique exploration of westward expansion. This study examines the daily lives of ordinary men and women who flooded into the Trans-Mississippi West in search of land, fortune, a fresh start, and a new identity. Their daily life was rarely easy. If they were to survive, they had to adapt to the land and modify every aspect of their lives, from housing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296340
• ISBN13: 9780313296345
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"