Typed memoir: Across the Plains in '61, 1911. Digital
FOUND IN:
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
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Collection:
Papers of Lucy H. Fosdick, 1911
Scope and Contents
The memoir mainly describes a family's journey from Massachusetts to Colorado from the perspective of a young girl. Topics include the challenges associated with frontier life, 19th century modes of travel, foodways, and the battles and skirmishes that took place between the United States Army and various Native American populations in Colorado.