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200 12$aA home in the West, or, Emigration and its consequences$b[electronic resource] /$fM. Emilia Rockwell ; edited by Sharon E. Wood
210   $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (150 p.)
225 1 $aA bur oak book
300   $aOriginally published: Dubuque, Iowa : Dubuque Express and Herald, 1858.
311   $a0-87745-943-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 27).
327   $aIntroduction; 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 XIV
330   $aThis 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 exp
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517 3 $aHome in the West
517 3 $aEmigration and its consequences
606   $aWomen immigrants$vFiction
606   $aWomen pioneers$vFiction
606   $aMarried women$vFiction
607   $aIowa$vFiction
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615  0$aWomen pioneers
615  0$aMarried women
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