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Amelia Stewart Knight’s diary chronicles a fraught and exhilarating passage across the American frontier in 1853. With her husband and seven children, she charts the daily hardships and hopes of a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. The adaptation preserves Knight’s candid observations of the landscape, interactions with other settlers, and the challenges faced by pioneer families, providing a valuable historical window into the experiences of women pioneers during a pivotal era of westward expansion.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing
Authors: Lillian Schlissel
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