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Widows on the Oregon Trail

Widows on the Oregon Trail

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

September 3, 202423m 3s

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Show Notes

To become a widow along the trail could mean being left behind or worse. Help and compassion would only go so far. Widows driving the wagon might lose an unattended child to accidents. Disease also took its toll on the children.

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