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To: Crocodile who wrote (1133)	12/5/2004 10:46:59 AM
From: Snowshoe	of 1293

>>The nice thing is that quite a lot of it is online now<< Yup, I was just looking for a book reference to cite for you and found out that the whole damn thing is online. It's a classic of obscure women's history... Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden As Recounted by Maxi'diwiac (Buffalo Bird Woman) (ca.1839-1932)of the Hidatsa Indian Tribe digital.library.upenn.edu >>One thing that stands out when you read many pioneer accounts is how much people used to move around, either to work, marry, travel, look for new land -- especially when you consider the difficulties of travel at that time.<< That's for sure! >>I particularly like to read travel accounts of women and some of these are quite amazing.<< I know of several online histories by women that cover long-distance travel on the Fox, Wisconsin, and Mississippi rivers in the 1800s. I'll post some links later. Imagine a canoe trip in which you stop to have a baby, and then push on again the next day. The Mary Kingsley story sounds like a good one. I've not read much about Africa, but there's a lot of history there. And creepy-crawly critters of the sort you enjoy... but I woudn't. <g>

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