Search Results - "Mormons"

Sam Brannan and the California Mormons by Bailey, Paul, 1906-1987

Voyage au pays des Mormons relation--géographie--histoire naturelle--histoire--théologie--moeurs et coutumes by Remy, Jules, 1826-1893

Reminiscences of travel from 1855 to 1867 by Frazier, R., Mrs.

California its past history; its present position; its future prospects: containing a history of the country from its colonization by the Spaniards to the present time; a sketch of its geographical and physical features: and a minute and authentic account of the discovery of the gold region, and the subsequent important proceedings. Including a history of the rise, progress, and present condition of the Mormon settlements. With an appendix, containing the official reports made to the government of the United States

Regional studies in Latter-day Saint Church history. California by Brigham Young University. Department of Church History and Doctrine

Contents: “…Jefferson Hunt: senior captain of the Mormon Battalion /…”

Beyond the land of gold : the life & times of Perry A. Burgess by Valentine, Rebecca

Contents: “…Hannah Dustin : Perry's infamous ancestor -- Early Mormon era : birth of Perry A. Burgess -- Mormon exodus : Perry's first trail ride -- California gold rush : family business begins -- Utah War : Perry's uncles go to war -- Colorado gold rush : Perry begins to write -- 'Bloody Bozeman" trail : Perry's Montana diaries & recollections -- Montana years : a trapper's diary & recollections -- Missouri banking : a change in careers -- The founding of Steamboat Springs -- Colorado banking : investing in the new state -- Hahns Peak : Perry's return to mining -- Steamboat Springs, Colorado : home at last -- Death of a pioneer.…”

Henry William Bigler : soldier, gold miner, missionary, chronicler, 1815-1900 by Bishop, Michael Guy, 1951-

Contents: “…Illustrations -- Introduction -- The making of a mormon 1836-38 -- On the forge 1839-45 -- Marching to the Pacific 1846-48 -- Sutter's Mill 1848 -- Reluctant argonaut 1849-50 -- The Sandwich Islands 1850-54 -- Marriage and return to Hawaii 1855-58 -- Familing and farming 1859-76 --The St. …”
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To emigrants to the gold region A treatise, showing the best way to California, with many serious objections to going by sea, doubling the Cape, or crossing the Isthmus : with the... by Roberts, Sidney