The selected letters of Juanita Brooks /
Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989,
The selected letters of Juanita Brooks / edited by Craig S. Smith. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1941-1943 : mentoring under Dale Morgan -- 1944-1946 : laboring with Quicksand and cactus -- 1947-1950 : publishing "Mountain Meadows Massacre" -- 1951-1952 : aftermath of the Mountain Meadows Massacre book -- 1953-1956 : editing the John D. Lee diaries -- 1957-1959 : writing the John D. Lee biography -- 1960-1961 : move to Salt Lake City and the reinstatement of John D. Lee -- 1962 : completing the Hosea Stout journals -- 1965-1966 : back in St. George and receiving an honorary degree -- 1965-1966 : looking for her next major project -- 1967-1969 : continual insistence on truth in Mormon history -- 1970-1971 : passing of Will Brooks and back to Salt Lake City.
"The 220 letters selected for this book offer a fresh and intimate encounter with Juanita Brooks, one of the most influential historians of Utah and the Mormons. Born and raised in the small and remote agricultural village of Bunkerville, Nevada, Brooks lived most most of her life in St. George, Utah and rose to prominence following the 1950 publication of her landmark book The Mountain Meadows Massacre. Her unwavering commitment to honest scholarship continues to inspire younger generations laboring to produce excellent objective history"--Provided by publisher.
1607816482 9781607816485
40029323271
2019010684
Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989 --Correspondence.
Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989
Women historians--Utah--Correspondence.
Women historians--Utah--Biography.
Latter Day Saints--Historiography.--Utah
Historiennes--Utah--Correspondance.
Historiennes--Utah--Biographies.
Saints des derniers jours--Historiographie.--Utah
Historiography
Mormons--Historiography
Women historians
Utah--Biography.
Utah--Historiography.
Utah--Biographies.
Utah--Historiographie.
Utah
Biographies
Personal correspondence
F826.B877
979.2/03092 B
The selected letters of Juanita Brooks / edited by Craig S. Smith. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1941-1943 : mentoring under Dale Morgan -- 1944-1946 : laboring with Quicksand and cactus -- 1947-1950 : publishing "Mountain Meadows Massacre" -- 1951-1952 : aftermath of the Mountain Meadows Massacre book -- 1953-1956 : editing the John D. Lee diaries -- 1957-1959 : writing the John D. Lee biography -- 1960-1961 : move to Salt Lake City and the reinstatement of John D. Lee -- 1962 : completing the Hosea Stout journals -- 1965-1966 : back in St. George and receiving an honorary degree -- 1965-1966 : looking for her next major project -- 1967-1969 : continual insistence on truth in Mormon history -- 1970-1971 : passing of Will Brooks and back to Salt Lake City.
"The 220 letters selected for this book offer a fresh and intimate encounter with Juanita Brooks, one of the most influential historians of Utah and the Mormons. Born and raised in the small and remote agricultural village of Bunkerville, Nevada, Brooks lived most most of her life in St. George, Utah and rose to prominence following the 1950 publication of her landmark book The Mountain Meadows Massacre. Her unwavering commitment to honest scholarship continues to inspire younger generations laboring to produce excellent objective history"--Provided by publisher.
1607816482 9781607816485
40029323271
2019010684
Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989 --Correspondence.
Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989
Women historians--Utah--Correspondence.
Women historians--Utah--Biography.
Latter Day Saints--Historiography.--Utah
Historiennes--Utah--Correspondance.
Historiennes--Utah--Biographies.
Saints des derniers jours--Historiographie.--Utah
Historiography
Mormons--Historiography
Women historians
Utah--Biography.
Utah--Historiography.
Utah--Biographies.
Utah--Historiographie.
Utah
Biographies
Personal correspondence
F826.B877
979.2/03092 B