Discusses the everyday life, family roles, cooking methods, and common foods of pioneers who settled in the Midwest during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Includes recipes.

Presented in a chronological style, this book interweaves history and description of the historic Lewis and Clark expedition with discussions of their cooking methods. Includes recipes using food stuffs common in the 19th century, wild foods found along their journey, and some Native American foods.

Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, and foods eaten on the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark up the Missouri River to the Pacific as they charted the vast territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Includes recipes.

Discusses the everyday life, family roles, cooking methods, and common foods of pioneers who traveled west on the Oregon Trail during the nineteenth century. Includes recipes.