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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