History of Utah: Comprising Preliminary Chapters on the Previous History of Her Founders Accounts of Early Spanish and American Explorations in the Ro

By Orson Ferguson Whitney and Orson F. Whitney

Book Overview

Faith, courage, and contested desert horizons converge in Orson F. Whitney's monumental History of Utah: Volume II, a cornerstone account of the making of a people and a place. These pages remember hard journeys. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources, this classic Mormon history book follows the Latter Day Saint settlement of the Great Basin from the first waves of Mormon pioneer history into the complex territorial Utah era. Whitney revisits Spanish and American Rocky Mountain exploration, the brief yet audacious experiment of the State of Deseret, and the creation and growth of the Territory of Utah at the heart of the 19th century American West. Revered as a scholarly history reference yet written with narrative drive, it speaks both to general readers and to researchers seeking a foundational Utah history volume 2 for their shelves or homeschool American history studies. A contemporary of B H Roberts history and the Bancroft Mormon history tradition, Orson F. Whitney writes from within the community he portrays, preserving voices, conflicts and convictions that shaped region and nation alike. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For students of Mormon pioneer history, rocky mountain exploration and Latter Day Saint settlement, it remains more than information: it is cultural memory in full, resonant detail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935360284X
• ISBN13: 9789353602840
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 902 Pages
• Weight: 4.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"