Download or read book Life of a Pioneer written by James Stephens Brown and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Life of a Pioneer written by James Stephens Brown and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Stephens Brown was born 4 July 1828 in Davidson County, North Carolina. His parents were Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Stephens. His family moved to Brown County, Illinois in 1831. He served in the Mexican War in the Mormon Battalion. He arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1848. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Society Islands (Tahiti) from 1850 to 1853. Details his continued church service and missions up until 1900.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer written by James S. Brown and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life of a Pioneer: Being the Autobiography of James S. Brown is the autobiography of a member of the Mormon Battalion.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer written by James Stephens Brown and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of a Pioneer: Being the Autobiography of James S. Brown The life of a pioneer in Western America always is full of peril and hardship; often it has a large share of startling episodes and thrilling adventures; not infrequently it is associated with notable historic events; and the experiences met with develop independence of character, firmness of purpose, and. in those whose spiritual nature is not dwarfed by unworthy conduct, a sublime faith in God that when man puts forth his highest endeavor all things beyond the scope of his efforts are ordered for the best by the Great Ruler of the universe. When to the pioneer's experiences are added those that come from travel in foreign lands, perils of the sea. and the hostility of warlike foes, the narrative of such a life cannot fail to be alike profitable and interesting reading to both young and old. The subject of the autobiographical sketch in this volume feels that he is not presumptuous in saying that each class of experience named in relation to the pioneer and the traveler has been his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer Being the Autobiography of James S Brown written by James S. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer The Autobiography of James S Brown written by James S. Brown and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject and author of this Life-Sketch of a Pioneer is James Stephens Brown, a notable participant in the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California, a member of the Mormon Battalion, a missionary, and notable writer and speaker. His life has been one of thrilling experiences, more than ordinarily falls to the lot even of a pioneer settler in the West. This book is full of peril and hardship; with startling episodes and thrilling adventures.
Download or read book Life Of A Pioneer written by James Stephens Brown and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir tells the story of James Stephens Brown, a pioneer who helped settle and develop the American west. Brown's account is full of adventure, hardship, and triumph, and gives readers a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of life on the frontier. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer written by James S. Brown and published by anboco. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of a pioneer in Western America always is full of peril and hardship; often it has a large share of startling episodes and thrilling adventures; not infrequently it is associated with notable historic events; and the experiences met with develop independence of character, firmness of purpose, and, in those whose spiritual nature is not dwarfed by unworthy conduct, a sublime faith in God that when man puts forth his highest endeavor all things beyond the scope of his efforts are ordered for the best by the Great Ruler of the universe. When to the pioneer's experiences are added those that come from travel in foreign lands, perils of the sea, and the hostility of warlike foes, the narrative of such a life cannot fail to be alike profitable and interesting reading to both young and old. The subject of the autobiographical sketch in this volume feels that he is not presumptuous in saying that each class of experience named in relation to the pioneer and the traveler has been his. The perils and hardships of the pioneers in whose work he commingled have been the theme of song and story for half a century; the thrilling and adventurous character of his experiences as frontiers-man and Indian interpreter were of a kind notable even in those avocations; his association with historic events of moment includes the period when the territorial area of the great Republic was almost doubled by the acquisition of the Pacific slope and the Rocky Mountain region, and when the great gold discovery in California was made, since he was a member of the famous Mormon Battalion and also was present at the finding of gold in California, being the first man to declare—on tests made by himself—that the little yellow flakes were the precious metal; and his reliance on Deity is portrayed in his missionary work at home and in foreign lands, with civilized people and among savages, often in circumstances when life itself apparently was forfeit to duty conscientiously performed.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer Illustrated Edition written by James S. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown (1828-1902) converted to Mormonism as a young man, enlisted in the Mormon Battalion marching all the way to California and after his discharge in 1847 was among the first to discover gold in California. The following year he moved to Salt Lake City and was soon called on a mission to the Society Islands in the South Pacific where the natives threatened to burn him at the stake. In the early 1860s he undertook a mission to Great Britain but soon after his return suffered a severe accident which resulted in the amputation of a leg. He continued to travel widely, returning to the Society Islands in 1892, and embarked on lecture tours, proving an engaging speaker despite his limited education. This detailed account of his life and work was published in 1900.
Download or read book Life of a Pioneer Being the Autobiography of James S Brown written by James S. Brown and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an autobiography of an early Mormon Pioneer, James Stephens Brown, who was a notable writer and speaker, was a prominent participant in the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California. This significant work provides a window into the past. Brown's relationship with historical events of the moment contains the time when the territorial area of the great Republic was almost doubled by the addition of the Pacific slope and the Rocky Mountain region and when the great gold in California was discovered. The narrative of this book is presented in the simple and straightforward language of the people, with a clarity and power of expression that will be pleasing and impressive to every reader. The aim of the writer was to tell the story of his life for the advantage and amusement of his children and friends and of all others who may read it. Brown describes several compelling and startling incidents of his life with ease in this autobiography.
Download or read book Giant of the Lord Life of a Pioneer written by James Brown and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-13 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James S. Brown is an important figure in the westward expansion of the United States. As a member of the Mormon Battalion, he discovered new lands and tamed wild country. He was present at the discovery of gold in California and helped establish new frontiers. As a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he helped bring the gospel to foreign lands. His incredible story has inspired readers for over a century and, as the posterity of James S. Brown continues to grow, so does his impact on history. Hugh B. Brown once wrote of his grandfather, "It would be difficult to state in just what phase of his career the virtues of James S. Brown appeared strongest. As a member of the Mormon Battalion he was all that a soldier could be and more than the average man would have been; as a scout and Indian fighter he was brave, and humane and prudent; as a missionary to the South Sea Islands he stood true to his post while savage man-eaters were hungering for his flesh. As a husband and father his course was the same manly, undeviating path of uprightness. His was among those immortal spirits that hewed out this commonwealth and left the impress of their noble lives on the hearts of their people."
Download or read book Giant of the Lord written by James Stephens Brown and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Stephens Brown (1828-1902), son of Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Stephens was in 1828, in Davidson County, North Carolina. He became a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized in 1844.
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Everett D Graff Collection of Western Americana written by Newberry Library and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1968-11 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana consists of some 10,000 books, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, broadsides, broadsheets, and photographs, of which about half are described in the present catalogue. The Graff Collection displays the remarkable breadth of interest, knowledge, and taste of a great bibliophile and student of Western American history. From this rich collection, now in The Newberry Library, Chicago, its former Curator, Colton Storm, has compiled a discriminating and representative Catalogue of the rarer and more unusual materials. Collectors, bibliographers, librarians, historians, and book dealers specializing in Americana will find the Graff Catalogue an interesting and essential tool. Detailed collations and binding descriptions are cited, and many of the more important works have been annotated by Mr. Graff and Mr. Storm. An extensive index of persons and subjects makes the book useful to the scholar as well as to the collector and dealer. The book is not a bibliography but rather a guide to rare or unique source materials now enriching The Newberry Library's outstanding holdings in American history.
Download or read book South Pass written by Will Bagley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallace Stegner called South Pass “one of the most deceptive and impressive places in the West.” Nowhere can travelers cross the Rockies so easily as through this high, treeless valley in Wyoming immediately south of the Wind River Mountains. South Pass has received much attention in lore and memory but attracted no serious book-length study—until now. In this narrative, award-winning author Will Bagley explains the significance of South Pass to the nation’s history and to the development of the American West. Fur traders first saw South Pass in 1812. From the early 1840s until the completion of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads almost forty years later, emigrants on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails used South Pass in transforming the American West in a single generation. Bagley traces the peopling of the region by the earliest inhabitants and adventurers, including Indian peoples, trappers and fur traders, missionaries, and government-commissioned explorers. Later, California gold rushers, Latter-day Saints, and families seeking new lives went through this singular gap in the Rockies. Without South Pass, overland wagons beginning their journey far to the east along the Missouri River could not have reached their destinations in a single season, and western settlement might have been delayed for decades. The story of South Pass offers a rich history. The Overland Stage, Pony Express, and first transcontinental telegraph all came through the region. Nearly a century later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower designated South Pass as one of America’s first National Historic Landmarks. An American place so rich in historical significance, Bagley argues, deserves the best of historical preservation efforts.
Download or read book Prisoner for Polygamy written by Stan Larson and published by Greg Kofford Books. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rudger Clawson (1857–1943) was the first Mormon convicted of being in violation of the Edmund–Tucker Act, which outlawed polygamy. Born into a polygamous family, Clawson married Florence Dinwoodey in August 1882, Lydia Spencer is March 1883, and eventually entered into a “post-Manifesto union” with Pearl Udall in 1904. Clawson, a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served in the LDS Church as missionary, stake president, apostle, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and counselor in the First Presidency. This book delves into Clawson’s time as a “cohab” in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary, as well as a unique look at this time in Utah’s history. These prison memoirs and letters reflect the pride felt by Mormon polygamists imprisoned “for conscience sake” and include Mormon doctrinal discussions, details of their prison life, personal accounts of prison escape attempts, and the sense of frustration felt by the men as a result of being separated from their families. In addition, these memoirs show Clawson’s talent for storytelling and include select love letters written by Clawson to his plural wife, Lydia.
Download or read book So Rugged and Mountainous written by Will Bagley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of America’s westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this massive emigration began. While many previous authors have told parts of this story, Bagley has recast it in its entirety for modern readers. Drawing on research he conducted for the National Park Service’s Long Distance Trails Office, he has woven a wealth of primary sources—personal letters and journals, government documents, newspaper reports, and folk accounts—into a compelling narrative that reinterprets the first years of overland migration. Illustrated with photographs and historical maps, So Rugged and Mountainous is the first of a projected four-volume history, Overland West: The Story of the Oregon and California Trails. This sweeping series describes how the “Road across the Plains” transformed the American West and became an enduring part of its legacy. And by showing that overland emigration would not have been possible without the cooperation of Native peoples and tribes, it places American Indians at the center of trail history, not on its margins.
