I Do: Courtship, Love & Marriage on the American Frontier

by Cathy Luchetti

Book Overview

The Westward Expansion Was A Time Of radical change in America. The upheaval of moving west and beginning a new life from scratch was difficult for those who made the trip. "Except for love..." said Isabella Bird of Colorado in 1873, "this is a wretched existence." In spite of the rough conditions and frequent shortages of suitable partners in the West, the pioneers met, fell in love and married, but were forced to adapt their courting to a frontier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517884496
• ISBN13: 9780517884492
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.6" x 9.0"