Mormon convert, Mormon defector :a Scottish immigrant in the American West, 1848-1861 /by Polly Aird ; foreword by William P. MacKinnon.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Mormon convert, Mormon defector :a Scottish immigrant in the American West, 1848-1861 /by Polly Aird ; foreword by William P. MacKinnon.

Description

From the glens of Loch Lomond -- Calico flowers -- Mormon missionaries -- Fires of faith: a vision -- Among the Saints -- Farewell to Scotland -- Sails set for New Orleans -- The destroyer rides upon the waters -- Going home to Zion -- The Promised Land -- Famine, loss, and reformation -- Murder for apostasy -- Troubles and terror -- A year of disruption -- The army cometh -- Cradlebaugh's court -- Shaking the dust from their feet -- A new life, a new vision. 320 pages :illustrations, maps ;25 cm

Book Details

Author

Aird, Polly.

Place Published

City

Norman, Okla.

Date Published

2009

Publication Subjects

Mormon converts--Scotland--Biography. Ex-church members--United States--Biography. Ex-church members--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Biography. McAuslan, Peter,1824-1908.

Call No.

BX8695.M257A37 2009

ISBN

9780870623691, 0870623699

LCCN

2008043141

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia