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The Mormon trek westward from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley was an enduring accomplishment of North american overland path migration; however, their wintering at the Missouri River near present-day Omaha was a feat of faith and determination. Richard E. Bennett presents new facts and ideas that challenge old assumptions - especially that life on the frontier urged American individualism. With an excellent command of principal options, Bennett assesses the role of women in a pioneer world and the Mormon approaches for survival in a harsh environment as they planned their emigration, coped with inner dissension and Indian brokers, and handled tribes of the region. This was, says Bennett, "Mormonism in the uncooked on the path to what it would be later."
