Date of Award
12-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Mark R Ellis
Committee Members
Douglas L Biggs, Peter L Gough, Vernon L Volpe
Keywords
Emigrants, Overland Trail
Abstract
This thesis combined two areas of study within Overland trail history, Indian-Emigrant interactions and gender analysis. Until now these areas were not examined nor discussed at length in conjunction with one another with the exception of by historian Glenda Riley. The trail experience was a great deal different for men than it was women. These differences extended to their perceptions. This study reveals the complex manner in which each gender and emigrants overall felt and thought about Indians as they traveled westward along the Overland trail.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Kassandra L., "We Are Now In Indian Territory: Men and Women's Views of Indians Along the Overland Trail" (2013). History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity. 44.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/hist-etd/44