Item Detail
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31762
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1
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English
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Exodus and the Utah War : Tales from the Mormon Move South, 1858
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Overland Journal
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2016
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34
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Independence, Missouri
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Oregon-California Trails Association
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89-100
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"This article presents the story of the Move South through the reminiscences of two quite different participants : John Fell Squires, a twelve-year-old English emigrant burdened by unwelcome chores and family upheaval, and John T. McDonald, a Mormon cavalryman guarding a Salt Lake City abandoned and ready for the torch while simultaneously courting the love of his life. These are tales of whimsy and humor in the midst of calamity. They illustrate the extent to which the Utah War involved women and children as well as the thousands of troops fielded by both sides." [Author]