Review of Ham, Eggs, and Corn Cake: A Nebraska Territory Diary

In 1857, Erastus Beadle (fantastic name!) left his home & family in Buffalo, New York and set out for the Nebraska frontier. He and some other enterprising cohorts planned to build a community called Saratoga just north of Omaha. It never quite came to fruition, but this diary of Beadle's year in Nebraska is an edifying if slightly unexciting glimpse into pioneer life.