| Gathering in Harmony Contributor(s): Prince, Stephen L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870623273 ISBN-13: 9780870623271 Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2004 Annotation: For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) |
| Dewey: 289.309 |
| LCCN: 2003024446 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.5" W x 9.32" (1.58 lbs) 334 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Utah - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No group of people was more important than the Mormons to the settlement of the American West, but most histories are written of the more glamorous Mormon leaders, not of the plain folks who lived the events that formed the broader history. Gathering in Harmony is a chronicle of ordinary people such as Allen Taylor, John H. Redd, George Prince, and James H. Imlay, whose lives collectively represent a cross-section of early Mormon history and the pioneering of southern Utah. Gathering in Harmony presents the story of Mormonism from the earliest days in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa to the trek across the plains to Utah. Far more than a family history, the book deftly recreates the forces that influenced these people in their journeys and the way in which they themselves helped to shape events. Drawing on many primary sources, the narrative goes on to recount the early settlement of southern Utah, the story of New Harmony--a small town with a significant history--and culminates with the exploits of a most uncommon common man, Sheriff Antone B. Prince. Southern Utah in its early settlement years is revealed in words and deeds of the pioneers. Told with objectivity and a respect for the faith of his forebears, the author illuminates the lives of those who struggled to build up the inheritance for those who would follow. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prince, Stephen L.: - Stephen L. Prince practices dentistry in the shadow of his Alma Mater, U.C.L.A., where he did both his undergraduate as well as his dental studies. Articles that he adapted from chapters of Gathering in Harmony have been published in Utah Historical Quarterly, Journal of Mormon History, and Mormon Historical Studies. He lives with his wife Meredith and two sons in Los Angeles. |