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Rockwell, M. Emilia 1835 or 1836-

A home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences / Home in the West Emigration and its consequences M. Emilia Rockwell ; edited by Sharon E. Wood. - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations. - A bur oak book . - Bur oak book. .

Originally published: Dubuque, Iowa : Dubuque Express and Herald, 1858.

Includes bibliographical references (page 27).

"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.

ISBN: 9781587295973 1587295970

Source: 22573/ctt20m5mj8 JSTOR

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women immigrants--Fiction.
Women pioneers--Fiction.
Married women--Fiction.
FICTION--Westerns.
Married women
Women immigrants
Women pioneers
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Iowa--Fiction.
Iowa

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Domestic fiction
Fiction
Western stories.
Domestic fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS2723.R63 / H66 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.3