An interesting and important story, carefully told. ( )

.THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK IN A TRILOGY OF BLACK MORMON PIONEER HISTORY. IT COVERS 1831-1847 INTRODUCING CHARACTERS WHO ARE THE ANCESTORS OF DARIUS AIDEN GRAY, ONE OF THE TWO AUTHORS. WE MEET THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN FOLLOW THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AS THEY MAKE AMAZING COMMITMENTS TO WALK ACROSS AMERICA TO FOLLOW THEIR HEARTS AND FAITH. THE STORY BEGINS AS FAR EAST IN THE COUNTRY AS CONNECTICUT AND MARYLAND AND CARRIES THE READER ACROSS THE AMERICAN PLAINS TO FINALLY ARRIVE IN THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH AND SALT LAKE VALLEY.

TWO STORIES THAT READ SIDE BY SIDE DEMONSTRATE THE CHARACTERS AS VERY HUMAN AND BELIEVABLE. THE STORIES ARE ABOUT REAL PEOPLE, THE ANCESTORS OF THE AUTHOR, DARIUS AIDEN GRAY. THE HISTORY IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND RESEARCHED. THE READER LEARNS ABOUT ABOLITIONIST AND SLAVE CONFLICT AS WELL AS LDS HISTORY. ALL CHARACTERS WERE PRESENTED WITH WARMTH AND COMPASSION. ANY RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE WAS FOR SUPPORT OF THE STORIES AND NOT AN IMPOSITION. IT IS WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED. NOTES AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER CLARIFY FACTS AND ENRICH THE HISTORY. I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND I WILL BE PICKING UP AND STARTING VOLUME TWO OF THIS TRILOGY TOMORROW. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO HISTORY BUFFS, LDS MEMBERS, BLACK LDS MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO ENJOY A GOOD STORY,...EVERYONE.

CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE WRITER OF THIS BOOK,MARGARET BLAIR YOUNG, WHO HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BLENDING FACTS WITH IMAGINATION IN CREATING SUCH AN ENTHRALLING AMERICAN SAGA. ( )

Very good book. Good feeling of how Black LDS members joined the church. What thier trials were, and the many blessings they recieved. ( )