A Frontier Life: Jacob Hamblin, Explorer and Indian Missionary

by Todd M. Compton

Winner of the Juanita Brooks Prize in Mormon Studies

Frontiersman, colonizer, missionary to the Indians, and explorer of the American West, Jacob Hamblin has long been one of the most enigmatic figures in Mormon history. In this defining biography, Todd Compton examines and disentangles many of the myths and controversies surrounding Hamblin. His Grand Canyon adventures and explorations as a guide alongside John Wesley Powell are well documented,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607812347
• ISBN13: 9781607812340
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 10.3"