July 27, 2006
A Tour Around the Bookshelf
As you may ro may not know, I'm fascinated by anything to do with pioneers, and have been since I was a little girl. I'm particularly interested in the experiences of women who came West, and collect books on the subject. Last night I was reading a volume of Wagon Train Women, this one dealing with letters and diaries of women from 1860-65. There's a whole series, but I picked up this one since it was the time period my great great grandparents came to CA. I'm also rereading 'The Gentle Tamers' and Isabella Bird's 'A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains', which her first person account of her trip in 1873. Another favourite, though it got packed with most of my books that went to Utah, 'They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush'. Now that book I really wanted to reread...
Posted by Ithildin at July 27, 2006 10:44 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
LOL, if I had a laptop...
No, I'm very gratful for the time I live in and all the benefits that come with it. But I also know that it comes from those who came before, and I'm forever grateful to them for their courage and sacrifice.
Posted by: Ith at July 27, 2006 11:34 AMI love this short list! I'm now in Boulder CO, so it's very appropriate :)
Posted by: Patti at July 31, 2006 9:36 AMGlad it came in handy :)
Posted by: Ith at August 1, 2006 10:57 AM
Ith - what a fascinating interest. So would you trade in your laptop for a covered wagon?
Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) at July 27, 2006 11:07 AM