Mormons at the Missouri Winter Quarters, 1846-1852
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
30.06.2004
Verlag
University Of Oklahoma PressSeitenzahl
370
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.1 cm
Gewicht
521 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-8061-3615-8
The Mormon trek westward from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley was an enduring accomplishment of American overland trail migration; however, their wintering at the Missouri River near present-day Omaha was a feat of faith and perseverance. Richard E. Bennett presents new facts and ideas that challenge old assumptions-particularly that life on the frontier encouraged American individualism. With an excellent command of primary sources, Bennett assesses the role of women in a pioneer society and the Mormon strategies for survival in a harsh environment as they planned their emigration, coped with internal dissension and Indian agents, and dealt with tribes of the region. This was, says Bennett, "Mormonism in the raw on the way to what it would be later." Now available in paperback for the first time, with a new introduction by the author, Mormons at the Missouri received the Francis M. and Emily Chipman Award from the Mormon History Association and was honored as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association.
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