Jubilee Trail

First edition (publ. Thomas Y. Crowell)

Jubilee Trail is an American novel written by Gwen Bristow, published in 1950. It follows the adventures of two strong women in the mid-19th century as they travel across the United States to the then-Mexican territory of California. The novel is still in print, with forewords included by Nancy E. Turner and Sandra Dallas.

The rights to the book were purchased at great expense by Republic Pictures as a starring vehicle for B movie actress Vera Hrubá Ralston, who was married to the head of studio. Jubilee Trail was released in 1954.

In the National Review in 1996, journalist Florence King described Jubilee Trail as a "good girl/bad girl western in which the male characters are all satellites".[1]

  1. ^ King, Florence (1996). "The joys of re-reading". National Review. Vol. 48, no. 24. pp. 52–54. Retrieved February 27, 2024.