02829nam 2200637 a 450 991077788910332120230617041841.01-58729-597-0(CKB)1000000000469965(EBL)843104(OCoLC)85813632(SSID)ssj0000172734(PQKBManifestationID)11196772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172734(PQKBWorkID)10160535(PQKB)11230960(MiAaPQ)EBC843104(MdBmJHUP)muse9182(Au-PeEL)EBL843104(CaPaEBR)ebr10354509(EXLCZ)99100000000046996520041103e20051858 ub 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrA home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences[electronic resource] /M. Emilia Rockwell ; edited by Sharon E. WoodIowa City University of Iowa Pressc20051 online resource (150 p.)A bur oak bookOriginally published: Dubuque, Iowa : Dubuque Express and Herald, 1858.0-87745-943-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 27).Introduction; CHAPTER I: The Resolution; CHAPTER II: Preparation.-The Journey.; CHAPTER III: Fair Prospects-Indians-A Sad Story.; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; CHAPTER XII; CHAPTER XIII; CHAPTER XIVThis is the first novel published in Iowa. Printed in Dubuque in 1858, it was written to recruit emigrants to Iowa; what makes it unique among emigration literature is the fact that it was directed at women, using the form of a domestic novel loaded with gentle mothers and stalwart fathers, flower-gemmed prairies and vine-draped cottages, and lots of tender words and humble weddings to encourage women to settle in the new state. Mary Emilia Rockwell tells the story of Walter and Annie Judson, who one desperate March night decide to move to the West in search of a better life. Walter is an expBur oak book.Home in the WestEmigration and its consequencesWomen immigrantsFictionWomen pioneersFictionMarried womenFictionIowaFictionWomen immigrantsWomen pioneersMarried women813/.3Rockwell M. Emilia(Mary Emilia),b. 1835 or 6.1474019Wood Sharon E1474020MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777889103321A home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences3687429UNINA