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The Iowa Mormon Trail

by Susan Easton Black, William G. Hartley

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Collection of papers from the Iowa Mormon Trail Symposium held May 3-4, 1996 in Des Moines, Iowa. Examines the history of the Mormon Trail in Iowa, with special focus on topics such as Mormon women, the hardships of the Nauvoo Poor Camps, the social life and entertainment of the travelers, the temporary way stations of Garden Grove, Mt. Pisgah, and Kanesville, and the Mormon Battalion.

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