Project Gutenberg 2020-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 164 Herndon, Sarah Raymond 1840 1914 Raymond, Sarah 09029787 Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 Produced by WebRover, MFR, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865" by Sarah Raymond Herndon is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the author's journey as a woman crossing the plains during a time of westward expansion in America, sharing her thoughts, feelings, and the experiences of her traveling companions. It explores themes of adventure, hardship, family, and the quest for a better life in the new territories. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the journey, beginning with reflections on the decision to leave behind familiar comforts for the uncertainties of life on the frontier. The narrator contemplates the human spirit's restlessness that drives people to seek new homes and opportunities. Excited yet apprehensive, she shares the initial experiences of setting out with her family and companions, such as their first camp, discussions about the future, and the dynamics among the traveling group. As they traverse the landscape, the tone is a mix of nostalgia, humor, and trepidation, painting a vivid picture of the challenges faced by those embarking on such a perilous journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Overland journeys to the Pacific F590.3 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 309972 2025-06-25T04:11:44.505757 text/html 287207 2024-10-18T04:22:38 text/html 554932 2025-06-25T04:11:50.062712 application/epub+zip 558081 2025-06-25T04:11:45.878778 application/epub+zip 225227 2025-06-25T04:11:45.182725 application/epub+zip 693007 2025-06-25T04:11:53.221721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672722 2025-06-25T04:11:49.416741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373126 2022-09-28T08:25:05.765177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283890 2025-06-25T04:11:43.920738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263857 2024-10-18T04:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16237 2025-06-25T04:11:53.347678 application/rdf+xml 9586 2025-06-25T04:11:45.405711 image/jpeg 2039 2025-06-25T04:11:45.294721 image/jpeg 621786 2025-06-25T04:11:44.540748 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog