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I really enjoyed this book. I gave it five stars because it would be apealing to even the casual reader. Each of it's chapters are written by emminent Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) scholars. Each chapter was originally a presentation at a symposium given at BYU. Any one interested in the Mormon faith can get an insight into its pioneering history and anyone interested in history can meet the Mormon legacy. One of the contributing authors, Richard Oman is a curator at the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City, where I am a docent. His chapter titled "The Homemade Kingdom; Mormom Regional Furniture" revisits very closely the exhibit of the same name installed in the museum a couple of years ago and is thoroughly enjoyable. All of these contributors are accomplished writers in addition to their scholarly pusuits so the book is an enjoyable read. Each chapter is self contained and lends itself to interupted reading. It has been a useful and valuable addition to my personal library.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Window into Mormon History
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I really enjoyed this book. I gave it five stars because it would be apealing to even the casual reader. Each of it's chapters are written by emminent Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) scholars. Each chapter was originally a presentation at a symposium given at BYU. Any one interested in the Mormon faith can get an insight into its pioneering history and anyone interested in history can meet the Mormon legacy. It has been a useful and valuable addition to my personal library. One of the contributing authors, Richard Oman is a curator at the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City, where I am a docent. His chapter titled "The Homemade Kingdom; Mormom Regional Furniture" revisits very closely the exhibit of the same name installed in the museum a couple of years ago and is thoroughly enjoyable. All of these contributors are accomplished writers in addition to their scholarly pusuits so the book is an enjoyable read. Each chapter is self contained and lends itself to interupted reading.
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Ronald W. Walker and Doris R. Dant
BYU Studies
Mormon Studies
From living in a dugout called the Castle of Spiders, or eating so many weeds that their skin took on a green cast, to losing four children in just a few weeks to diphtheria, nearly everything imaginable happened to the Mormon settlers of the Utah Territory. This book collects the of the lives of the Mormon pioneers, explaining what they ate and wore, where they lived, how they worshipped, and, most importantly, how they endured the trials and tribulations of early Utah life.
Hundreds of vignettes provide revealing looks into the everyday lives of these rugged settlers, lives that had their moments of joy and celebration as well as struggle.
"Old and young would gather for dancing; everybody came early and left about the midnight hour. The bedrooms opening from the hall were generally filled with babies snugly tucked away, while the mothers enjoyed the dance. The huge fireplaces at either end of the hall were piled high with dry cedar fagots, the flames from which leaped and danced up the chimneys. Candles held in place by three nails driven into wooden brackets were ranged high along the walls. Tickets were paid for in any kind of produce that the fiddlers could be induced to accept. Usually a couple of two-bushel sacks could be seen near the door, into which the dancers deposited their contributions."
Distributed for BYU Studies.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1517399 in Books
- Published on: 1999-01-01
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 512 pages
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