Item Detail
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26643
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English
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John C. Fremont's 1843-44 Western Expedition and Its Influence on Mormon Settlement in Utah
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Fall 2015
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83
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no. 4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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254-269
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The article discusses explorer John C. Fremont's western expeditions and its influence on the Mormons residing in western Illinois towards their eventual move to the Wasatch region of northern Utah. It offers a detailed background about the expeditions of Fremont, provides excerpts from the reports of Fremont regarding the Bear River region, the Salt Lake Valley, and the Great Basin, and details the agricultural and geographic characteristics that attracted the Mormons to the area.
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