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Title

To the peripheries of Mormondom : the apostolic around-the-world journey of David O. McKay, 1920-1921 / Hugh J. Cannon ; edited by Reid L. Neilson.

Author

Cannon, Hugh J. (Hugh Jenne), 1870-1931,

Publication

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2011], ©2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

Neilson, Reid L., 1972-

Description

xxxii, 244 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Subject

• Cannon, Hugh J. 1870-1931 > Travel
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Missions
• McKay, David O. 1873-1970 > Travel

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: around-the-world with Elder David O. McKay and Hugh J. Cannon by Reid Neilson -- Accepting the apostolic call -- Crossing the Pacific Ocean -- Arriving in the islands of Japan -- Touring the Japan Mission -- Dedicating the Chinese realm -- Exploring the interior of China -- Visiting Oahu and Maui -- Calling on Hawaii and Kauai -- Steaming the South Pacific -- Staying in the Society Islands -- Sightseeing in Rarotonga -- Discovering New Zealand -- Meandering through Melanesia -- Stopping over in Western Samoa -- Resting in American Samoa -- Surveying Sauniatu -- Observing in Tonga -- Returning to New Zealand -- Inspecting Australia -- Traveling up the Malay Peninsula -- Investigating India -- Wandering in Egypt -- Worshiping in the Holy Land -- Returning home to Utah -- Coming full circle -- Appendix 1. Chronology of LDS missions visited by Elder David O. McKay and Hugh J. Cannon -- Appendix 2. List of Hugh J. Cannon's Deseret News Around-the-World articles -- Appendix 3. List of Elder David O. McKay's diaries, conference notebooks, and correspondence.

ISBN

• 9781607810100 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1607810107 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011010295

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library