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(5) | None | "On September 6, 1888, three men--Andrew Jenson, Edward Stevenson, and Joseph S. Black--left on a fact-finding mission to the historic sites of the LDS Church in Missouri, Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Iowa. The observations they made were the subjects of a lengthy correspondence to the Deseret News. These letters were later compiled into a pamphlet, allowing the members in the west to vicariously experience the early events that took place in those areas"--Provided by publisher.… (more) |
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Contents:
Editors’ Preface
Introductory Essays
A Mormon by Conversion: Andrew Jenson as a Danish-American Saint and Missionary, 1850-75 / Reid L. Neilson, Elizabeth Pinborough
A Historian by Yearning: Andrew Jenson as a Promising Mormon Chronicler, 1876-91 / Reid L. Neilson
Excavating the Mormon Past: The 1888 Church History Mission of Andrew Jenson / Alexander L. Baugh
The Letters
1. Historical Landmarks
- Visit to Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri
- The Josephites and Hedrickites
- Prayer on the Temple Lot
- Visit to the Big Blue
- The Dismal Fate of Notorious Mobocrats
2. The Pregnant Past
- Meeting on the Temple Lot
- Scenes, Locations, and Circumstances Connected with Former Times
3. The Historic Past
- Memoir of John E. Page
- Description of Jackson County, Missouri
- The Redemption of Zion
4. The Whitmerites
- A Visit to Richmond
- The Whitmers and Whitmerites
- Manuscript of the Book of Mormon
- Testimonies of the Divine Authenticity of the Work
- Where the Prophet and Others Were Imprisoned
5. The Hedrickites
- The Hedrickites
- A Detailed Account of the Origin and History of the Sect Which Holds Possession of the Temple Lot at Independence
6. Famed Far West
- Famed Far West
- Description of the Crooked River Battleground
- Reflections on the Past at Far West
- Real Estate for Sale Cheap
7. Half a Century Since
- Description of the Scene of the Haun's Mill Massacre
8. Historic Ground
- The Town of Gallatin, Daviess Co.
- Visit to Adam-ondi-Ahman
- Remains of an Ancient Altar
9. Liberty Jail
- Liberty Jail
- A Description of Its Present Appearance
- Anecdotes of the Prophet
- The Town of Liberty
10. Journey Eastward
- Journey Eastward
- Passage Through Several Southern States
- Yellow Fever in Alabama
- Visits about Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to New York
11. The Bartholdi Statue
- The Bartholdi Statue
- A Detailed Description of Its Inception, Construction, and Erection
12. The Hill Cumorah
- The Hill Cumorah
- Scenes and Locations Associated with the Rise of the Church
- The Old Smith Residence
- Fayette, etc.
13. Reminders of the Past
- The Temple and Village of Kirtland
- Old Landmarks
- The Old Kirtland Graveyard
14. Historical Localities
- Visit to Chicago
- Keokuk and Other Points of Interest in the State of Iowa-Arrival in Nauvoo
15. A Glimpse of the Past
- Incidents at the Nauvoo Troubles
- Major Bidamon Tells an Interesting Story
16. Nauvoo the Beautiful
- Nauvoo the Beautiful
- Old Familiar Residences Described
- Nauvoo as It Now Is
- Fate of Mobocrats, etc.
17. Scenes in Church History
- A Neglected Cemetery
- The Town of Carthage
- Interview with an Old Inciter to Mobocracy and Murder
- Significant Affidavits
- The Scene of the Martyrdom
18. The Iowa Site
- The Iowa Site
- The Town of Montrose
- The Old Site of Zarahemla
Epilogue
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