1856 Mormons Latter-Day Saints Mormonism Gold Rush Utah
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1856 Mormons Latter-Day Saints Mormonism Gold Rush Utah Missouri WARS Polygamy
“My aim is not to shoot folly as it flies, but to let folly tire on its own pinions”
– J.W. Gunnison, The Mormons; preface
A fine 1856 edition of Liet. John W. Gunnisons “The Mormons”. This pre-Civil War-era book covers the rise and social progression of the Mormons, their expedition toward Utah, and Gunnisons own observations of their explorations. Important contents include:
Priests as civil officers
Origins of Mormonism
Expectations of the Catholic church absorbing the Protestant
Mormon deity, genealogy of gods, progression of man into Gods
many wife systems
Gold rush emigrants
On profanity
Selection of Jackson County, Missouri as Zion
Wars in Missouri over Mormonism
Election of Brigham Young
Miracles, Slavery, Indian Wars, and self-government
Item number: #16601
Price: $499
GUNNISON, J.W.
The Mormons, or, Latter-day saints, in the valley of the Great salt lake : a history of their rise and progress, peculiar doctrines, present condition, and prospects, derived from personal observation: during a residence among them
Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
ix, 168, 48
References: Sabin 29285; Howes G 463; Wagner-Camp 213; Flake/Draper 3750
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Tan cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (19cm x 12.5cm)
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16601
“My aim is not to shoot folly as it flies, but to let folly tire on its own pinions”
– J.W. Gunnison, The Mormons; preface
A fine 1856 edition of Liet. John W. Gunnisons “The Mormons”. This pre-Civil War-era book covers the rise and social progression of the Mormons, their expedition toward Utah, and Gunnisons own observations of their explorations. Important contents include:
Priests as civil officers
Origins of Mormonism
Expectations of the Catholic church absorbing the Protestant
Mormon deity, genealogy of gods, progression of man into Gods
many wife systems
Gold rush emigrants
On profanity
Selection of Jackson County, Missouri as Zion
Wars in Missouri over Mormonism
Election of Brigham Young
Miracles, Slavery, Indian Wars, and self-government
Item number: #16601
Price: $499
GUNNISON, J.W.
The Mormons, or, Latter-day saints, in the valley of the Great salt lake : a history of their rise and progress, peculiar doctrines, present condition, and prospects, derived from personal observation: during a residence among them
Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
ix, 168, 48
References: Sabin 29285; Howes G 463; Wagner-Camp 213; Flake/Draper 3750
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Tan cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (19cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
16601
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1856 Mormons Latter-Day Saints Mormonism Gold Rush Utah
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