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Across the sea, across the plains : the epic account of the Willie & Martin Handcart Companies from Europe to Zion /
- Title
- Across the sea, across the plains : the epic account of the Willie & Martin Handcart Companies from Europe to Zion / Shelli Simmons.
- Author
- Simmons, Shelli, 1968-
- Publication
- Springville, Utah : CFI, [2012]
- ©2012
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- Description
- xxi, 313 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311).
- Contents
- Opening the door of salvation : the european gathering -- "No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing" : from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley -- He will remember the isles of the sea : England, Scotland, Wales, Denmark -- Special gathering : perpetual emigration fund & handcart plan -- Shepherds of the flock : 1856 emigration season -- Across the mighty waters : emigrants on board the ships Thornton and Horizon -- Unlikely band of pioneers : a people of immeasurable faith and courage -- Embarking upon a most remarkable journey : from New York and Boston to Iowa -- Surely the blessings of the Lord were with us : Iowa City, Iowa, to Florence, Nebraska -- The debate : Florence, Nebraska -- Moving forward full of hope and faith : Florence, Nebraska, to Fort Laramie, Wyoming -- Stark realizations -- Fort Laramie, Salt Lake Valley, Scott's Bluff -- Go and bring in those people now on the plains : urgent call to action -- Stout hearts and great faith : Fort Laramie to the Platte River bridge -- Such tender devotion : Independence Rock to Sweetwater River, Fort Laramie to Deer Creek -- Our hearts began to ache : Fort Bridger to South Pass -- God only can understand what we went through : Deer Creek to Rocky Ridge, Platte River bridge to Red Buttes -- Seeminingly insurmountable odds : Rocky Ridge to Green River, Red Buttes to Avenue Hill, South Pass, Devil's Gate, Salt Lake Valley -- Travel on, there is help for you : Salt Lake Valley, Green River to Fort Bridger, Greasewood Creek to Devil's Gate -- We go on doing all we can, not doubting nor despairing : Muddy Creek, Devil's Gate to Martin's Cove -- Nothing but the power of a merciful God kept them from perishing : Echo Canyon to Little Mountain, Martin's Cove -- Hearts moved with great compassion : arrival at Salt Lake Valley, departure from Martin's cove, South Pass to Sixth Crossing -- Vague conclustions : Fort Bridger to Salt Lake Valley, Sixth Crossing to Three Crossings, Devil's Gate to Salt Lake Valley -- Intensity increased : Rocky Ridge to Green River -- Valiant men of God : Fort Bridger to Big Mountain -- Labor of love : Salt Lake Valley -- A most remarkable sacrifice : Devil's Gate to Salt Lake Valley -- Absolute knowledge that God lives : Salt Lake Valley -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the author.
- ISBN
- 9781462110179
- 1462110177
- LCCN
- 2012002119
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library