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Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy
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- ISBN
- 9781416539889
- Book Title
- Devil's Gate : Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Religious, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief
- Item Weight
- 21.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416539883
ISBN-13
9781416539889
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63877278
Product Key Features
Book Title
Devil's Gate : Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Religious, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
21.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-002286
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
" This disturbing account of the Mormon immigrants who in 1856pushed handcarts for more than 1,000 miles from Iowa to SaltLake City is narrative history at its best. It's also pertinent to ourtime, for David Roberts shows how, in the cover-up of the mostdeadly catastrophe in the history of Western migration, politicaland religious leaders turned failed experiments into triumphs andtragedies into hymnals. Roberts has swept away the cobwebs inhis stirring book." --Ted Morgan, author ofWilderness at DawnandA Shovel of Stars, "Devil's Gateis the chilling story of the greatest disaster in the history of American westward settlement: the Mormon handcart tragedy. With meticulous research and elegant writing, Roberts tells a gripping story of impoverished Europeans brought to the New World with a promise of hope, who died in the wilderness of the American West under the most appalling circumstances. It is more than just history: it is an indictment of fundamentalism itself. This book is proof that people who are serenely certain they know the mind of God are not only presumptuous, they are dangerous. Devil's Gate is a book of history with an important message for the modern world." --Douglas Preston, author ofBlasphemyandThe Monster of Florence, " The tragedy of the handcart people forms the largest carnage of the Western migration and is one of the great wounds that made Mormonism America's most successful native religion. David Roberts in this fine book shows how the dying came not from bad luck, not from early snows, not from God, but from the Prophet Brigham Young and his pursuit of profit and power. An eye-opener on the man who brought Zion to our desert and our national life." --Charles Bowden, author ofDesiertoandBlues for Cannibals
Dewey Decimal
978/.02
Table Of Content
Contents1Patience12Finding Zion323The Divine Handcart Plan844Savage Advice1215Troubles on the Platte1516Rocky Ridge1797Martin's Cove2258The Mormon Mayflower2599A Day of Reckoning301Acknowledgments335Notes339Bibliography375Index381
Synopsis
The Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the Western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside Mormon circles. Following the death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, its second Prophet and new leader, Brigham Young, determined to move the faithful out of the Midwest, where they had been constantly persecuted by their neighbors, to found a new Zion in the wilderness. In 1846-47, the Mormons made their way west, generally following the Oregon Trail, arriving in July 1847 in what is today Utah, where they established Salt Lake City. Nine years later, fearing a federal invasion, Young and other Mormon leaders wrestled with the question of how to bring thousands of impoverished European converts, mostly British and Scandinavian, from the Old World to Zion. Young conceived of a plan in which the European Mormons would travel by ship to New York City and by train to Iowa City. From there, instead of crossing the plains by covered wagon, they would push and pull wooden handcarts all the way to Salt Lake. But the handcart plan was badly flawed. The carts, made of green wood, constantly broke down; the baggage allowance of seventeen pounds per adult was far too small; and the food provisions were woefully inadequate, especially considering the demanding physical labor of pushing and pulling the handcarts 1,300 miles across plains and mountains. Five companies of handcart pioneers left Iowa for Zion that spring and summer, but the last two of them left late. As a consequence, some 900 Mormons in these two companies were caught in early snowstorms in Wyoming. When the church leadership in Salt Lake became aware of the dire circumstances of these pioneers, Younglaunched a heroic rescue effort. But for more than 200 of the immigrants, the rescue came too late. The story of the Mormon handcart tragedy has never before been told in full despite its stunning human drama: At least five times as many people died in the Mormon tragedy as died in the more famous Donner Party disaster. David Roberts has researched this story in Mormon archives and elsewhere, and has traveled along the route where the handcart pioneers came to grief. Based on his research, he concludes that the tragedy was entirely preventable. Brigham Young and others in the Mormon leadership failed to heed the abundant signs of impending catastrophe, including warnings from other Mormon elders in the East and Midwest, where the journey began. Devil's Gate is a powerful indictment of the Mormon leadership and a gripping story of survival and suffering that is superbly told by one of our finest writers of Western history.
LC Classification Number
F593.R54 2008
Copyright Date
2008
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