Open prairie, 15 miles from peoria. We have had but little difficulty in our journey so far. Across the illinois river, or perhaps the last time, with but little difficulty except what has been occasions by bidding farewell forever to those with whom most of us have associated all our lives. Many people came over the oregon trail between 1843, the beginning of the big migration that came west, most people walking the trail. Just imagine walking for 815 miles. It was six months of really tough, tough work. But diaries like this that are full of rich in detail and reflective of what is happening are just gems. And Abigail Scott duniway is an example of one of the great diaries. She describes what is happening between the people. She describes troubles that have been. She describes the landscape and the scenery and it is clear, you get a pretty good idea that she is a good writer. And that skill served her well later on in her career as a leader in the suffrage movement. Abigail Scott Dun
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