Across the Sea, Across the Plains: Willie & Martin Handcart Companies
- Price
- $19.99
Across the Sea, Across the Plains follows the members of the 1856 Willie and Martin Handcart Companies from their conversions in England, Scotland, Wales, and Denmark, across the ocean, and onto the plains, where an early winter brought devastating suffering. Compiled from firsthand journals and reminiscences, it chronicles both the tragedy and the heroic rescue ordered by Brigham Young. A testament to faith, sacrifice, and endurance, this account honors the pioneers and their rescuers with reverence and documentary detail.
- Twelve years of research drawing on the actual journals and reminiscences of the pioneers who lived it
- The complete story—from European conversion across the sea to the frozen plains and heroic rescue
- Perfect for descendants seeking the real experiences of their handcart ancestors
- Features the famous Francis Webster testimony and Ephraim Hanks's miraculous rescue
Perfect for a Latter-day Saint reader with pioneer ancestry or deep interest in handcart history who wants a detailed, journal-based account of the Willie and Martin companies.
Product Details
- Author
- Shelli Simmons
- Format
- Print:
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781462110179
- SKU
- 10179
- Imprint
- CFI
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