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On Good Friday, April 9, 1852, the aging steamboat Saluda exploded on the Missouri River near Lexington, killing many of the British Mormon emigrants bound for Utah. Historians William G. Hartley and Fred E. Woods reconstruct the disaster—the ship, its passengers, the fatal push upriver, and the horror of the blast—then chronicle the remarkable kindness Lexington's citizens showed to survivors and orphans. A moving true account of tragedy, faith, and human compassion, drawn from newspaper accounts, diaries, and court records.
Perfect for an adult reader interested in Mormon pioneer emigration, Missouri River history, or 19th-century disasters who appreciates well-documented narrative history.
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