Title A home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences / M. Emilia Rockwell ; edited by Sharon E. Wood

Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations Series A bur oak book Bur oak book. Summary "A Home in the West, first printed in Dubuque in 1858, is unique among emigration literature because it was directed at women, using the form of a sentimental domestic novel loaded with lots of tender words to encourage women to settle in the West."--Jacket Notes Originally published: Dubuque, Iowa : Dubuque Express and Herald, 1858 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 27) Notes Print version record Subject Women immigrants -- Fiction Women pioneers -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction FICTION -- Westerns. HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. Married women Women immigrants Women pioneers SUBJECT Iowa -- Fiction Subject Iowa Genre/Form Domestic fiction Fiction Western stories. Domestic fiction. Form Electronic book Author Wood, Sharon E. ISBN 9781587295973 1587295970

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