True Picture of Emigration- Interior of North America

Complete title A True Picture of Emigration or Fourteen Years in the Interior of North America; being a full and impartial account of the various difficulties and ultimate success of an English family who emigrated from Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds, in the year 1831. In 1831, Rebecca Burlend, along with her husband and five of their seven children, embarked on a life-changing journey from their Yorkshire farm to Pike County, Illinois. This small but powerful book, dictated to a son who stayed behind in 1848, recounts their challenging voyage and the trials of establishing themselves as farmers on the rugged western frontier. With honesty and heartfelt detail, Rebecca—an English mother navigating the complexities of emigration—offers readers a vivid glimpse into the realities of pioneering life. - Summary by Ted Lienhart