Covered Wagon Woman: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails 1851

The diary by Lucia Williams and the Epilogue by Esther Lockhart of their trip from Ohio to Oregon describes tornadoes, the loss of a child, several tribes of Indians and other events which shows the women’s endurance and courage which will inspire listeners. Also the diary of Jean Rio Baker, a Mormon, who travels from Liverpool by Windjammer and on a prairie schooner to Salt Lake City.