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Women and Men on the Overland Trail An analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s. Through the use of contemporary diaries, memoirs and folk songs, the author dispels the common stereotypes of male and female roles and reveals the dynamics of pioneer family relationships. Full description