Covered Wagon Women Vol. 6

Covered Wagon Women Vol. 6

Also Oregon-bound in 1853 were Sarah (Sally) Perkins, whose spare record cuts deep, and Elixa Butler Ground and Margaret Butler Smith, sisters who wrote revealing letters after arriving. Going to California in 1854 were Elizabeth Myrick, who wrote a no-nonsense diary, and the teenage Mary Burrell, whose wit and exuburence prevail.