WOMEN'S DIARIES OF THE WESTWARD JOURNEY

New York: Schocken Books, 1982. Hardcover. Light brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in very good dust wrapper. 262 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Drawing from four diaries, the author provides a unique first-hand portrait of the integral role women shouldered during the gold rush. Includes 48 photographs. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed.