Winner of the Evans Handcart Prize 2009Winner of the Mormon History Assn Best Biography Award 2009By the early twentieth century, the era of organized Mormon colonization of the West from a base in Salt Lake City was all but over. One significant region of Utah had not been colonized because it remained in Native American hands--the Uinta Basin, site of a reservation for the Northern Utes. When the federal government decided to open the reservation to white settlement, William H. Smart--a nineteenth-century Mormon traditionalist living in the twentieth century, a polygamist in an era when it was banned, a fervently moral stake president who as a youth had struggled mightily with his own sense of sinfulness, and an entrepreneurial businessman with theocratic, communal instincts--set out to ensure that the Uinta Basin also would be part of the Mormon kingdom.Included with the biography is a searchable CD containing William H. Smart's extensive journals, a monumental personal record of Mormondom and its transitional period from nineteenth-century cultural isolation into twentieth-century national integration.

Mormonism's Last Colonizer: The Life and Times of William H. Smart

Biographies & Memoirs

Smart, William B.

Historical

Utah State University Press

John Telford's magnificent color photographs evoke the sweep and majesty of the landscape that is Utah and make Utah: A Portrait one of the most beautiful books about Utah ever published. Exploring beyond the surface grandeur, William Smart celebrates both the land and its people in his remarkable narrative, touching on the history, geography, geology, and culture of Utah. Not a textbook history, this extended personal essay explores the complex relationships that exist between a people and the place they choose to call home. With well-chosen excerpts from the journals and writings of those who have gone before, Smart sets a stage for his own recollections and tales. The writing is a most delightful mixture of mature reflection and eternally youthful enthusiasm over the joys of living in this spectacular place.

Utah: A Portrait

Arts & Photography

Telford, John

Photography & Video

Univ of Utah Pr

Inspirational essays featuring "Messages for a Happier Life."

Messages for a Happier Life

Religion & Spirituality

Deseret Book Co.

When the hand of the Creator swept across the land we call Utah, it did so with elegance and grace, and endowed us with a gift of exquisite beauty. This book is a celebration of the men and women who looked to the far horizons and had the imagination, fortitude, and strength to explore, challenge, and eventually tame this great land. Profusely illustrated with color photographs and maps.

Old Utah Trails

History

World

Utah Geographic Series

Oversized book describing the beginning of the trails in Utah. Included are the Escalante Expedition, Jedediah Smith, the Old Spanish Trial, the Mormon Trail, The Pony Express and the Hole in the Rock Expedition.

Old Utah Trails (Utah Geographic Series)

Random House, Inc.

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