Byu website the travels of the willie handcart company wikipedia 17 miracles. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts paperback. It is the worst tragedy in the history of the western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside mormon circles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts online at alibris. With meticulous research and elegant writing, roberts tells a gripping story of impoverished europeans brought to the new world with a promise of hope, who died in the wilderness of the american west under. In 1856, 220 mormons traveling west to utah, pushing and pulling their belongings in handcarts, died of. Visitors can walk trails, tour a small museum, read interpretive signs and push handcarts on their own when weather permits to get a sense of pioneer experiences. Although the handcart expeditions constituted only about 10% of new mormons coming into utah territory during this period, the legends and mythology of the trials and suffering of the members of these handcart expeditions make them a near demigods to mormon historians. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy, due out. The book reveals some of the reasons why the ifs were not followed and tells the awful truth about the suffering of the handcart pioneers. Brigham young and others in the mormon leadership failed to heed the abundant signs of impending catastrophe, including warnings from other mormon elders in the east and midwest, where the journey began. Nine years after establishing a new zion in what is now salt lake city, brigham young and other mormon leaders conceived a plan to bring thousands of impoverished european converts from the old world to zion.
Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 page 2 legends of america. Once the church finances had recovered, youngs followers returned to using conventional wagons. Complicated factors lay behind its genesis, but the bottom line was economic. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy kindle edition by roberts, david. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy david roberts.
And yet, the donner tragedy is so much better known. Following the death of joseph smith, founder of the mormon church, its second prophet and new leader, brigham young, determined to move the faithful out of the midwest, where they had been constantly persecuted by their neighbors. Brigham young and the great moron handcart tragedy 8015373320 local phone 1888utahmap toll free. The mormon handcart movement began in 1856 and continued until 1860. Devils gate by david roberts overdrive rakuten overdrive. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy, a few days ago. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The book is obviously about one specific event, but author david roberts gives some background about various aspects of mormon culture. Devil s gate exposes the great mormon handcart tragedy which could have been avoided if only. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. The mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church to salt lake city, utah, who used handcarts to transport their belongings.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions. The mormon handcart visitors center at martins cove is located on wyoming highway 220 near devils gate, about 60 miles southwest of casper and 55 miles north of rawlins. Based on his research, he concludes that the tragedy was entirely preventable. The mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the western migrations, and yet it remains v. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy reprint by david roberts isbn.
Read devil s gate brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts available from rakuten kobo. In 1856, two groups of mormon emigrants using handcarts to transport their belongings got a disastrously late start on their westward trek to utah. Devils gate book by david roberts official publisher. The mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside mormon circles. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts at indigo. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts english isbn. David roberts the mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside mormon circles. Devil s gate by david roberts proves to be a well written account of the mormon handcart expeditions.
On july 24, 1847, a wagon rolled out of a canyon and gave brigham young, president of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, his first glimpse of the great salt lake valley. The story of the 1856 mormon handcart tragedy has never before been told in full despite its stunning human drama. The photo of brigham young about 1857 is from the special collections of the j. Dramatic retelling of a terrible but littleknown tragedy.
During that time, he has produced several books on native americans and the american west, including devil s gate. Although well known among the mormon faithful, the story of the mormon handcart tragedy remains unfamiliar to most others. Sep 16, 2008 groups of people love to tell about their success stories. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy smith, don. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts 2008, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy kindle edition by david roberts. Consequently the mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 remains the greatest disaster in the whole pageant of westward migration. Leadership, planning, and management of the 1856 mormon handcart emigration annals of iowa 2006. Devil s gate is the chilling story of the greatest disaster in the history of american westward settlement. The photos of the 1933 martins cove monument, the family with the handcart and the 2007 photo of the gate to the martins cove historic site are by tom rea. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy roberts, david on.
It sent a missionary company east with handcarts early in 1857, and sponsored five more westbound handcart companies by 1860. Devils gate book by david roberts official publisher page. Willard marriott library at the university of utah. Prayer and a promise push mormons west this gripping tale of the shortsighted handcart journey lays the blame on brigham young. Devil s gate brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy at. The blames can equally be shared with lower level of mormon command structures, the elders who shared young s plans and encouraged by his mindset.
Did the mormons have a devastatingly effective cadre of. With meticulous research and elegant writing, roberts tells a gripping story of impoverished europeans brought to the new world with a promise of hope, who died in the wilderness of the american west under the most appalling circumstances. Brigham young, ultimately stand in the center of this since he was the leader of the church, helped initiate and plan the handcart expeditions. Brigham young and the great mormon handcart tragedy by david roberts paperback softback at the best online prices at ebay. Devils gate book las vegasclark county library district. This was my first booklength treatment of the handcart pioneers. Sep 21, 2009 i just finished david robert s devils gate. Devils gate is the chilling story of the greatest disaster in the history of american westward settlement. Despite the tragedy, the mormon church did not give up on the handcart plan. Devils gate exposes the great mormon handcart tragedy which could have been avoided if only. Devils gate is the first major account that rips aside the veil of religiosity that has covered the handcart story for 150 years and sanitized the fiasco, turning it into what roberts calls the.
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