Recommended Reading 19th Century US Settler Daily Life?
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I would recommend many of the books that are part of the "Lakeside Classics." The anthology consists of many diaries and descriptions of settler life for the time period you are concerned with. To quote from their website:
"Many of the early volumes consisted of the speeches and writings of noted Americans. With the publication in 1911 of "The Autobiography of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard", the series took its present character: first-person narratives of American history, usually taken from books long out of print and not easily obtainable. Through the 1980s, the volumes emphasized history on the North American continent, including titles on the Civil War, the American Old West, early exploration and everyday frontier life. During the 1990s, as the company extended its business internationally, the series was expanded to include narratives by Americans with experiences beyond our borders. "
http://www.rrdonnelley.com/AboutUs/LakesideClassics/LakesideClassics.asp
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I'm quite sure that they usually took the Oregon trail and didn't go through Arizona. Usually, families traveld in groups.
Sources: Oregon trail game and Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Little House in the Big Woods
Farmer Boy
Banks of Plum Creek
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These books are mainly autobiographies of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the late 19th century (not 1900's)
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