cover image Far from Home: Families of the Westward Journey

Far from Home: Families of the Westward Journey

Lillian Schlissel, Lillian Schissel. Schocken Books Inc, $15 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8052-0977-8

In a study of the westward movement, the authors examine the bitter history of three migrant families--everyday people who lived on the western frontier. PW found this to be ``a valuable contribution to both women's and western history.'' Photos. (Mar.)