Success depends on the animals [electronic resource] : emigrants, livestock, and wild animals on the Overland Trails, 1840-1869 / Diana L. Ahmad.

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"Between 1840 and 1869, thousands of people crossed the American continent looking for a new life in the West. They learned how to deal with many new situations, including how to work with the animals they brought with them on the journey. Although many emigrants knew how to take care of the livesto...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ahmad, Diana L., 1953- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) Pioneers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Human-animal relationships > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Livestock > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Animals > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Overland Trails > History. Overland journeys to the Pacific. West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860. West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Success Depends on the Animals: Emigrants, Livestock, and Wild Animals on the Overland Trails, 1840–1869
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Going west
Emigrants take more than livestock west
Preparation for the journey west
On the trails
Caring for the four-footed overlanders
Encounters with wild animals
End of the trail.