Calling the faithful -- Casting lots with God -- "Our hearts were cheered" -- The overland journey begins, 1856 -- The fourth company: the Willie Company, 1856 -- The fifth company: the Martin Company, 1856 -- "Go and bring in those people" -- "They are angels from heaven" -- "I will not have such late starts" -- Facing the devil -- The sixth and seventh companies, 1857 -- Conditions at flash point -- The eighth company: resuming the migration, 1859 -- The final companies, 1860 -- Epilogue: "a day of reckoning in the future" -- Coda: legacy of the handcarts -- Appendix: company rosters.
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