Item Detail
-
17575
-
2
-
0
-
English
-
John Bushman Diaries, 1871-1923
-
Salt Lake City
-
G. Tanner
-
"Years covered: 1871-93, 1896-1906, 1909, 1911-14, 1916-23. Some lapses of several days or weeks. Bushman was an Arizona pioneer of 1876. Counselor in stake presidency, justice of peace, officer in United Order, bishop for more than thirty years. Diaries important for understanding Mormon colonies in Arizona and United Order of 1880s. Bushman plows, plants, hauls manure, shoes horses, hunts deer and turkeys, repairs harnesses, makes molasses, works on dams and public buildings, makes brooms. Church meetings. Celebrations on holidays with family. Administered to sick. Practically no introspection, but impressive record of basic commitments as reflected in activities. George S. Tanner has made the diaries more readily accessible by typing them, providing a general introduction, and adding occasional editorial comments. Spelling corrected but not grammar. Since typed version lacks consistent pagination, references should be not by page but by date of entry." [Abstract from Davis Bitton's Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies, 1977]