A Sweet, Separate Intimacy: Women Writers of the American Frontier, 1800-1922

'Collected nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and occasional writings from thirty-four women who published during the settlement years of the American frontier. Framed by biographical and historical introductions by Susan Cummins Miller, the selections focus on women's experiences and address such issues as isolation, drudgery, frustration, mourning, and mysticism'--Provided by publisher.