Contents

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

A LETTER FROM THE ARKANSAS VALLEY, 1875, by Angie Brigham Mitchell

Introduction

The Letter

IOWA TO OREGON, 1878, by Mary Riddle

Introduction

The Diary

JOURNEY IN A PRAIRIE SCHOONER, 1878, by Lucy Ide

Introduction

The Diary

MISSOURI TO OREGON, 1879, by Laura Wright

Introduction

The Family Journal

MINNESOTA TO MONTANA, 1881, by Lucy Clark Allen

Introduction

Foreword to the Diary

The Diary

KANSAS TO WYOMING, 1881, by Virginia Belle Benton

Introduction

The Diary

MISSOURI TO IDAHO, 1881, by Emily Towell

Introduction

The Diary

KANSAS TO OREGON, 1883, by Sarah J. Collins

Introduction

The Overland Diary

KANSAS TO OREGON, 1883, by Mary Matilda Surfus

Introduction

The Composite Diary