Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
Contents:
Brigham Young and the Mormon Zion of Utah. Eusebio Kino and the missions of Arizona -- Junipero Serra and Spanish California -- John Sutter and the opening of California -- John McLoughlin and the British Northwest -- The Whitmans and the mission in Washington -- Peter de Smet and the Montana and Idaho missions -- Brigham Young and the Mormon Zion of Utah.
Summary:
Presents the founding of the American West through the lives of explorers and settlers such as Eusebio Kino in Arizona, Junipero Serra in Spanish California, and Brigham Young in Utah.
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