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The selected letters of Juanita Brooks / edited by Craig S. Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 1607816482
  • 9781607816485
Uniform titles:
  • Correspondence. Selections
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pioneer Utah historian.DDC classification:
  • 979.2/03092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • F826.B877
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2294074

"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.

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.

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