Go West Young Women Author:Kathleen Karr Meet the first feminists of the frontier: the fearless, formidable Petticoat Party wagon train! Spunky twelve-year-old Phoebe, her sister Amelia, the alluring Kennan twins, and the rest of the ladies are ready to hit the trail and take on hardship and hungereven lovesick Indianswith aplomb. The Wild Westnot to mention the cours... more »e of American historymay never be the same!
Sleeping under a wagon, eating moldy beans, and driving oxen through a dusty desertnobody ever said the Oregon Trail was going to be like this! But just when Phoebe Brown is sure she cant stand another day of her father and the other bossy male members of the wagon train, tragedy strikes. Suddenly, it is up to the women to decide: should they turn back to the life they left behind or push for Oregon on their own steam? For this spunky group of lady pioneers, the answer is clear. Theyre going to changeManifest Destiny into Wo-manifest Destinyno matter what it takes!« less