One side by himself : the life and times of Lewis Barney, 1808-1894 / by Ronald O. Barney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barney, Ronald O., 1949-

Series:

Western Experience Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barney, Lewis, 1808-1894.

Barney, Lewis.

Latter Day Saint pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Latter Day Saint pioneers.

Latter Day Saint pioneers--Utah--Biography.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Frontier and pioneer life--Utah.

Latter Day Saint churches--History--19th century.

Latter Day Saint churches.

West (U.S.)--Biography.

West (U.S.).

Utah--Biography.

Utah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""What an astonishing life and what a remarkable biography. Lewis Barney's sojourn on the hard edge of the American frontier is a forgotten epic. Not only does this book tell of an amazing personal odyssey from his birth in upstate New York in 1808 to his death in Mancos, Colorado, in 1894, but Barney's tale represents a living evocation of some of the most significant themes in American history. Frederick Jackson Turner theorized that the frontier shaped our national character, but Lewis Barney's life stands as a testament to the real impact of the westering experience on a man and his f

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Barneys on America's Frontier: The Holland Land Purchase, 1800-1811; 2 The Silhouette of Ohio: Barneys in America's Interior, 1811-1826; 3 These Fertile Prairies: Yankees on the Illinois Frontier, 1826-1832; 4 On My Farm: Lewis Barney Comes of Age, 1833-1839; 5 An Honest, Industrious People: Conversion to Mormonism, 1839-1840; 6 Unaccustomed to City Life: Nauvoo and the Hancock Prairie, 1841-1844; 7 A Gloom over the Country: The Final Years in Hancock County, 1844-1846

8 Midst Sighs and Lamentations: Iowa-Prelude to the West, 18469 A Story Makes a People: The Exodus to Zion, 1847; 10 A Band of Brethren: The Return to Winter Quarters, 1847; 11 Barney's Grove: Iowa and the Last Trek to Zion, 1847-1852; 12 We Managed to Live: The Palmyra Plain, 1852-1856; 13 He Would Not Forsake His People: Spanish Fork and the Utah War, 1856-1858; 14 We Left Them Crying: Spanish Fork and Springville, 1858-1861; 15 Busted Up: Utah's Sanpete and Sevier Valleys, 1861-1865; 16 Beginning to Be Old: The Indian War and the Railway, 1865-1869

17 A Frontier Village: Monroe, Utah, 1871-187418 A Division with the People: The Monroe United Order of Enoch, 1874-1878; 19 The Salvation of Thy Relatives and Friends: The Last Years in Sevier Valley, 1877-1882; 20 Better Situated: Farther into the Frontier, 1882-1886; 21 If It Takes the Rest of My Life: The Quixotical Family Kingdom, 1886-1894; Barney Family Relationships; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-393) and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-26696-2

9786613266965

0-87421-472-6

OCLC:

476107723