Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon

Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon
by Sarah Raymond Herndon

Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon
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Author: Sarah Raymond Herndon
Foreword: Mary Barmeyer O'Brien
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 0762725818
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: TwoDot

Book Reviews of Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon

Book Review: Depictions of life on the trail
Summary: 5 Stars

Enhanced with a Foreword by Mary Barmeyer O'Brien, Days On The Road: Crossing The Plains In 1865 is the personal diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon, a young pioneer woman who, as the dust from the Civil War settled, left the battle-scarred state of Missouri with her family and traveled overland to the Rocky Mountains in search of a new place to live and a new life to build. Sarah's daily insights, her depictions of life on the trail, her descriptions of the hardships, the triumphs, and the evocations of her memories, combine to form a vivid and accurate image of pioneer life through the words of a pioneer who headed west to escape the ravages of the American Civil War to start her life anew. Days On The Road is a welcome and strongly recommended addition to 19th Century American Studies reading lists and history collections.

Summary of Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon

Sarah Raymond was an unmarried woman of twenty-four who in May 1865--barely a month after the end of the Civil War--mounted her beloved pony and headed west alongside the wagon carrying her mother and two younger brothers. They traveled by wagon train over the Great Plains toward the Rocky Mountains, with no certain idea of where they would settle themselves but a strong desire to leave war-torn Missouri behind and start a new life.
Days on the Road is the story of this remarkable journey and of the young woman who made it. Written on the trail and originally published in 1902, it is a tribute to all of the emigrants who made their way west and the tale of a truly extraordinary woman.

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