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Ports to Posts : Latter-Day Saint Gathering in the Nineteenth Century / Fred E. Woods.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Fred E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.
- Salt Lake City (Utah).
- Liverpool (England)--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.
- Liverpool (England).
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--19th century.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Fred E. Woods augments the traditional overland history of Latter-day Saint migrations to Salt Lake City via handcart and wagon by detailing the arduous migrations of religious converts by ships and trains.
- Contents:
- Early church beginnings, teachings, and gatherings
- By land and sea to Nauvoo (1840-46)
- In and out of Liverpool
- Shipping the saints
- Crossing the seas
- Men in motion on the Mississippi
- The knights of Castle Garden
- LDS Emigration through Missouri by river and rail (1838-68)
- LDS frontier outfitting posts
- LDS emigration and military posts : Fort Laramie and Fort Bridger
- Arriving at the final post : Salt Lake City
- Appendix : LDS emigration agents (nineteenth century).
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-4237-8
- 1-4962-4236-X
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