Gold Rush Saints: California Mormons and the Great Rush for Riches

by Kenneth N. Owens

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From 1846 to 1857 Mormons played a crucial role in shaping events in California and the West. They were the first American settlers of San Francisco, and without them, John Sutter might not have built his sawmill and thus discovered gold in 1848. In Gold Rush Saints , Kenneth N. Owens combines narrative history and documentary accounts to reveal a hidden wealth of California and Mormon history. The first-person accounts of pioneer Mormons, both men...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806136812

ISBN13:9780806136813

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

19th Century Christian Books & Bibles Christian Denominations & Sects History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Mormonism Religion Religion & Spirituality State & Local

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