Set in the 1860s at Utah’s Dixie Mission, The Giant Joshua is the deeply moving story of a far-flung outpost in the desert where a band of Mormons, like the giant Joshua, fight to survive in an arid land. A young Mormon girl―innocent, tender, courageous―finds herself torn between fear of her older husband and love for his son; between her passionate faith in the stern tenets of Mormonism and her equally passionate desire for beauty and gaiety. Considered a classic in historical fiction, The Giant Joshua was first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941. Distributed for Western Epics Publishing.

The Giant Joshua

Literature & Fiction

Whipple, Maurine

Contemporary

Western Epics

Six bells off Java: A narrative of one man's private miracle ; By Eastern windows : the story of a battle of souls and minds in the prison camps of Sumatra

William H. McDougall Jr.

Ghost towns: the shadowy remains of a town’s former life and activity; its houses, schools, and churches left behind, to dry and crumble in the arid winds of Utah. Carr presents more than 150 such sites across the state―towns formed around mines, railroads and agriculture―but nevertheless there remains a nagging suspicion that there are still ancient, forgotten villages lurking in the hills. Distributed for Western Epics Publishing.

The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns

History

Carr, Stephen L.

Americas

Lost Treasures on the Old Spanish Trail

Thompson, George A.

Travel

History of abandoned railroads and branch lines in Utah plus interurbans, streetcars and tramways. The book is divided into six sections, each covering an area of the state, with the lines in each county described in detail. There are dozens of lines described, with explanations of how they came into existence, their history and why they were abandoned. It's fascinating to see how many Union Pacific and Central Pacific branch lines once existed. Illustrated throughout with vintage black and white photos showing the lines in action and, often, what remains now. With several maps. An invaluable reference work for anyone interested in Utah or railroad history. 208 pages with index.

Utah Ghost Rails

Edwards, Robert W

A fascinating eyewitness history of the Mormon movement—from its beginnings as a curious, controversial sect to its present-day prosperity. Told through contemporary accounts, letters, newspaper columns, documents, and memoirs by the Saints themselves and by the travelers, journalists, soldiers, officials (and their wives), humorists, and sensation-seekers who followed and observed the Mormons in their great trek westward and in the later struggles and adventures in Zion.

Among the Mormons: Historic Accounts By Contemporary Observers

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

First published in 1930, Salt Desert Trails tells the story of the Great Salt Desert crossings by early explorers and emigrant parties. Central to the story is the opening of the Hastings Cutoff in 1846, which led to the tragedy of the Donner Party and the pioneering of the emigrant trails through Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.

Salt Desert Trails

This story is loosely based on the true story of a Mormon who married a Catholic and lived in a small town Mormon community in the times of the old west. Also includes the struggles of children who have to decide between each parents' religion.

Papa Married a Mormon

Fitzgerald, John D.

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