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Author
Series
Leonard J. Arrington Mormon history lecture volume no. 25
Publisher
Special Collections & Archives Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vi, 16 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In volume 25 of the Arrington Lecture Series, Richard White discusses the transcontinental railroads impact on Utahs environment, culture, and political atmosphere. In the 150 years since the completion of the Pacific Railroad, there have been lasting implications across the West, including for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settlers.
Publisher
Utah State University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
x, 243 p. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Mormons gave to supernatural legends and events distinctive meanings related to Mormon theology and culture, but such narratives incorporated motifs found in many cultures. Many such historical legends and beliefs continue to find adherents down to the present. In this collection, historians employ folklore to illuminate the cultural and religious history of the Mormon people.
Author
Publisher
J. Messner
Pub. Date
c1976
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brings to life the once-busy and prosperous towns of Tuscarora, Nevada, South Pass City, Wyoming, Winter Quarters, Utah, Antelope, Oregon, and Allensworth, California, whose singular reasons for growth were the very reasons for their deaths.
Author
Series
The American exploration and travel volume 83
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xvii, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Details the daily lives and adventures of the 1875 Ferdinand V. Hayden survey team, largely through their own personal narratives. The narrative highlights interactions between the surveyors and local indigenous communities, Four Corners region geography, and the American expansionist impulse--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Western Reflections Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
ix, 253 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Unbroken Spirits are the stories of three courageous hardworking women who triumphed over their adversities, not by becoming rich, powerful, winners in society but by enduring patiently and nobly under terrible adverse conditions. These women were not queens or princesses. They were underdogs. Some might even call them losers. Each of these very special women played an important role in a famous Colorado conflict. Chipeta, wife of famous Ute Chief...
Author
Series
Oklahoma western biographies volume 31
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah's first territorial governor, Brigham Young (1801-77) shaped a religion, a migration, and the American West. He led the Saints to Utah, guided the establishment of 350 settlements, and inspired the Mormons as they weathered unimaginable trials and hardships. Although he generally succeeded, some decisions, especially those regarding the Mormon Reformation and the Black Hawk War,...
20) Invisible voices
Series
Publisher
Meeting the Challenge
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Invisible Voices DVD captures a compelling stage show, providing a window into the complex worlds of six individuals who have adapted to and thrived with their disabilities. Sandy, Rick, Rebecca, Billy, Kevin and Kelly share their stories with courage, passion and humor. Listen to these Invisible Voices, and your ideas about 'the disabled' will be forever transformed. This is a riveting presentation delivered by six individuals who know, first...
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