About this title: In 1856, 3,000 Mormons, most of them impoverished immigrants, trudged from Iowa to Utah. More than 220 of them perished along the way. Roberts offers the dramatic story of this disaster--a catastrophe, the author contends, that Brigham Young might have easily prevented.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416539889ISBN:1416539883
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Edition: First edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416539896ISBN:1416539891
Description: As NEW. Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy. 402pp. Octavo [22cm]. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the dustjacket: "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, found 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 ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416539896ISBN:1416539891
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008-09-16
ISBN-13:9781416539889ISBN:1416539883
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Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416539889ISBN:1416539883
Description: As NEW. Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy. 402pp. Octavo [24cm]. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the dustjacket: "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, found 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 ... read more
"Roberts' book about the Handcart tragedies is very compelling and the author deserves high marks for his research and thoroughness. But where he fails is in his inability to grasp the reason for the gathering of the church members which was the entire motivation for the arduous trek in the first place. That and his twenty-first century morality that prompted his incessant need to assess blame are the two big distractions from what otherwise would be a real accomplishment."
"First, because it is bugging me, the name of this book is "Devils Gate." The ISBN number brought up the title of "Should we Die" instead. Stupid Goodreads. Second, wow. What a great book. This spectacular retelling about the Mormon tragedy of the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies makes for a great Historical read. The tragedy, often told to Mormon congregations as an example of exemplary faith, is given an honest, non-LDS reassessment for what it really was: the single greatest American Disaster in the whole history of Western Migration. Roberts's conclusion is simple: that Brigham Young was responsible for the disaster. And the evidence he presents to justify this claim, all culled from the LDS archives in Salt Lake City, is compelling. That this was an unprecedented disaster and an entirely avoidable one and that the fault lay with Young are important aspects of this story all absent in LDS versions. Exciting and moving, this is highly recommended."
"The unofficial, unauthorized and allegedly true(er) story of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, the founding of Mormonism, the early days of Utah, and the true, proximate cause of the Handcart tragedies. No Mormon should be allowed to call themself a Mormon without reading this."
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