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A Gamble in the Desert : The Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857)
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Salt Lake City
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Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
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"For a few short years in the 1850s, the great colonizer and church leader Brigham Young, to use the author's metaphor, took a gamble at colonizing the Las Vegas site. His hope and purpose included a mission to the Native Americans and the development of a potentially important lead mining enterprise. A Gamble in the Desert follows the trials and challenges of the pioneers who tried to accomplish these twin objectives, a remarkable story that has remained in relative obscurity until now. Although the effort proved unsuccessful, the establishment of the Mormon fort at Las Vegas symbolically represented a commitment by the Church to the Las Vegas region that has never completely vanished. Part of the vitality of Las Vegas today is found in the contribution made to the community by the tens of thousands of Latter-day Saints who reside there. With the publication of this fine volume, Church members and others will now know the origin of that commitment and have a fuller understanding of the rich history of Las Vegas." (taken from foreword by Michael N. Landon)
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A Frontier Life : Jacob Hamblin, Explorer and Indian Missionary
Bright Lights in the Desert: The Latter-day Saints of Las Vegas
Divine Providence : The Wreck and Rescue of the Julia Ann
Settling the Valley, Proclaiming the Gospel : The General Epistles of the Mormon First Presidency
The Mapmakers of New Zion : A Cartographic History of Mormonism