Villages on wheels
Subtitle: a social history of the gathering to Zion
By: Stanley B. Kimball and Violet T. Kimball
Contributors: Kimball, Violet T., author
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589581197
Subjects: Mormon Church; Mormon pioneers; Frontier and pioneer life; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; History
Description: Mormon travels, often made at great sacrifice, began in a first move in 1831 from New York and Pennsylvania, and on to Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Then came the the great wagon and handcart exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake starting in 1846. When the railroad reached Promontory Summit in northern Utah in 1869, emigrants could then come by railroad nearly all the way. This social history shows what the Mormons "lived in" and believed in through these early years.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The flight from Nauvoo; title: Religious life; title: Trades and chores; title: Recreation and social activities; title: Camp rules, obedience, and discipline; title: Young pioneers; title: Intimate Mormon family life; title: Interactions with fellow travelers; title: Social interactions with Native Americans; title: Interactions with African Americans; title: Disease, accidents, death, and burials; title: The dark side; title: The unsung heroes; title: Saints by sea.