Author: Norma Baldwin RickettsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
California Mormons, the First 100 Years
Author: Norma Baldwin RickettsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Gold Rush Saints
Author: Kenneth N. OwensPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806136813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Combines narrative history and firsthand Mormon accounts that cast light on the presence of Latter-day Saints in California during the Gold Rush in the middle 1840s. Reprint.
California Saints
Author: Richard O. CowanPublisher: Bookcraft, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781570082009
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Rush for Riches
Author: J. S. HollidayPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520214021
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Traces the history of the California Gold Rush from 1849 through 1884 when a court decision forced the shut down of the hydraulic mining operations, bringing decades of careless freedom to an end.
The City of the Saints
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
California Mormons by Sail and Trail
Author: Annaleone Davis PattonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"The segment of the Mormon migration which came by water to California's shores has been by-passed by many writers of history, particularly by writers of church history. This was a church-sponsored (but not financed) plan to move the Atlantic seaboard members to the Upper- California," which included the Great Basin, where they hoped a new Zion might be established.".
The Coming of the Mormons
Author: Jim KjelgaardPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Immerse yourself in the tale of 'The Coming of the Mormons', an account of the arduous journey undertaken by the Mormon wagon train in the harsh winter of 1846. Led by unwavering faith and a quest for religious freedom, these earnest pioneers embarked on a treacherous two-thousand-mile trek across the untamed wilderness to the barren lands of Salt Lake Valley. With vivid prose, Jim Kjelgaard skillfully narrates the extraordinary migration, offering a profound glimpse into the unwavering spirit and resilience of these early American settlers.
Settling the Valley, Proclaiming the Gospel
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First PresidencyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190600896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
"Spanning the first decade after the Mormon exodus to the Salt Lake Valley, these fourteen "general epistles" were written by Brigham Young and his counselors in the church's First Presidency. They provide a glimpse of the Mormons' earliest years in the Great Basin and their simultaneous missionary efforts worldwide."--Provided by the publisher.
The Story of the Mormon Pioneers
Author: W. Cleon SkousenPublisher: Verity Publishing
ISBN: 0934364419
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
This booklet was written in 1947 at the centennial celebration of the arrival of the Saints in the Salt Lake valley. It was printed by the Seventy’s quorum in Glendale, California, and distributed widely at the 1947 celebration and for many years afterwards. It tells the fascinating and poignant story of the journey of the Saints across the American continent to the Rocky Mountains.
The Mormons in California
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Menlo Park California Stake. Sesquicentennial CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mormons
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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