Wend your way : a guide to sites along the Iowa Mormon Trail /
"The exodus of the Mormon people from Illinois across the Great Plains to the Salt Lake Valley was the most monumental movement of a people in the settlement of the American West. In 1846, the first pioneers, led by Brigham Young, crossed Iowa, and this proved to be the most difficult part of t...
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Ames, Iowa :
Iowa State University Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Leaving Nauvoo the beautiful
- Lee County : where the exodus began
- Van Buren County : from ice to mud
- Davis County : working toward Zion
- Appanoose County : a river crossing and a baby
- Wayne County : the hymn heard around the world
- Lucas County : traveling prairie ridges
- Decatur County : the magiccity of the woods
- Clarke County : travel : different means, same path
- Union County : a second permanent settlement
- Adair County : an easier trail across Iowa prairie
- Cass County : building bridges and meeting Indians
- Pottawattamie County : the grand encampment
- Conclusion: A legacy of faith and determination.