Days on the Road : Crossing the Plains in 1865, the Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon
, by Raymond Herndon, Sarah; Barmeyer O'Brien, MaryNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780762725816 | 0762725818
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/1/2003
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.
Sarah Raymond Herndon left her home in Missouri in May 1865 and traveled west in the company of her mother, younger brothers, and fellow emigrants, finally arriving in Virginia City, Montana Territory, at the height of the Gold Rush boom in that rough frontier town. She spent the rest of her life in Montana, and published the story of her western journey in 1900. Mary Barmeyer O'Brien is the author of Heart of the Trail, Into the Western Winds, Toward the Setting Sun, and Bright Star in the Big Sky, a biography of Montana's Jeannette Rankin. She lives in Polson, Montana.
Foreword by Mary Barmeyer O'Brien | vii | ||||
Preface to the 1902 Edition | xviii | ||||
We Start | 1 | (1) | |||
Our First Camp | 2 | (2) | |||
Through Memphis | 4 | (1) | |||
I Meet an Acquaintance | 4 | (2) | |||
An Addition to Our Party | 6 | (2) | |||
Bloomfield, Iowa | 8 | (1) | |||
Beautiful Apples | 9 | (2) | |||
Miss Milburn's Love Story | 11 | (2) | |||
A Letter to Brother Mac | 13 | (2) | |||
The Icarian Community | 15 | (1) | |||
A Swing among the Trees | 16 | (2) | |||
A Fatal Accident | 18 | (1) | |||
Bereavement | 19 | (2) | |||
A Funeral | 21 | (2) | |||
On the Banks of the Big Muddy | 23 | (1) | |||
Our Last Day with Miss Milburn | 24 | (1) | |||
We Have Our Pictures Taken | 25 | (2) | |||
A Yankee Homestead | 27 | (2) | |||
We Meet a Friend | 29 | (1) | |||
On the Banks of the Platte | 30 | (2) | |||
The Order of Our Going | 32 | (2) | |||
Fort Kearney | 34 | (1) | |||
Eleven Graves | 35 | (1) | |||
A Narrow Escape | 36 | (2) | |||
Beaux | 38 | (2) | |||
We Decide to Go to Montana | 40 | (2) | |||
Prairie Dogs | 42 | (2) | |||
Preaching Services | 44 | (1) | |||
Music in Camp | 45 | (3) | |||
The Mountains in Sight | 48 | (2) | |||
A Town of Tents and Wagons | 50 | (1) | |||
We Worship in the Wilderness | 51 | (2) | |||
We Celebrate the Fourth | 53 | (1) | |||
The Black Hills | 54 | (1) | |||
We Visit a Beautiful Spring | 55 | (2) | |||
We Cut Our Names in Stone | 57 | (2) | |||
Laramie Plains | 59 | (1) | |||
In the Rain | 60 | (2) | |||
Indians | 62 | (2) | |||
We Climb Elk Mountain | 64 | (1) | |||
We Cross the North Platte | 65 | (2) | |||
Neelie Is Sick | 67 | (1) | |||
The Summit of the Rocky Mountains | 68 | (2) | |||
Sim Buford Sick | 70 | (1) | |||
Our Train Divided | 71 | (2) | |||
We Overtake the California Train | 73 | (2) | |||
On Bitter Creek | 75 | (2) | |||
Delayed Another Day | 77 | (1) | |||
A Fatal Shooting | 78 | (2) | |||
Tried for Murder | 80 | (2) | |||
We Leave the Train | 82 | (2) | |||
Wild Currants Galore | 84 | (2) | |||
Mr. Curry's Horses Stolen | 86 | (1) | |||
Anxiously Waiting at Ham's Fork | 87 | (2) | |||
The Wanderers' Return | 89 | (1) | |||
Sim's Story of Their Wanderings | 90 | (2) | |||
Bear River Mountain | 92 | (2) | |||
We Meet Captain Hardinbrooke's Brother | 94 | (2) | |||
Mormon Towns in Idaho | 96 | (2) | |||
We Meet Men Returning to the States | 98 | (1) | |||
Mother and I Save Joe's Life | 99 | (2) | |||
Dick Is Sold. Oh, Dear | 101 | (2) | |||
Mother's Birthday | 103 | (1) | |||
Sweet Water Cañon | 104 | (2) | |||
The End of Our Journey | 106 | (1) | |||
The End of Our Journey | 106 | ||||
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Figures | xxi | ||||
Tables | xxv | ||||
Foreword | xxvii | ||||
Preface | xxix | ||||
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Bibliography | 389 | (10) | |||
Index | 399 |
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