Bibliograph

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Beyond the Rio Gila, Scott G. Hibbard

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Beyond the Rio Gila

Oclc number

1228911848

Responsibility statement

Scott G. Hibbard

Summary

"In 1846, the Mexican-American War cast together Latter-day Saints fleeing persecution and the U.S. Army on a desperate mission to capture California. The Mormon Battalion-including two pregnant laundresses-must march two thousand miles. Among the army's First Dragoons, Moses Cole, a Virginia farm boy running from his abusive father, grows to manhood under the mentorship of a tormented alcoholic and former professor. Among the Mormons, Orson Everett battles personal devils yet teaches his colorful followers to work for their brethren with God in their hearts. On such a journey, some will thrive, some will perish, all will be transformed. This deeply researched depiction of the U. S. military's longest march, told in evocative prose, brings a little known yet uniquely American story to life"--, Provided by publisher

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