On the Way to Somewhere Else: European Sojourners in the Mormon West, 1834-1930
Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 2006. First Edition. 423pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the front board and backstrip. Fine. Item #10168
Volume 8 in the ambitious and well received 'Kingdom in the West' series. The physical development of Utah and the political evolution of Mormonism are captured in these continental perspectives covering almost one hundred years. They record the growth of Salt Lake from a ramshackle collection of mud huts to a mining and railroad emporium. Engaging word portraits appear of characters such as shootist Porter Rockwell, innkeeper James Townsend, and journalist T.B.H. Stenhouse. Clark & Brunet 12.
Price: $30.00