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A Frontier Life: Jacob Hamblin, Explorer and Indian Missionary
Todd M. Compton
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Description for A Frontier Life: Jacob Hamblin, Explorer and Indian Missionary
Hardcover. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1329.
Jacob Hamblin has long been one of the most enigmatic figures in Mormon history. In this defining biography, Todd Compton reconstructs the fascinating life of the frontiersman, coloniser, missionary to the Indians, and explorer of the American West. With impeccable attention to detail, Compton examines and disentangles many of the myths and controversies surrounding this well-known figure. Hamblin’s Grand Canyon adventures and explorations as a guide alongside John Wesley Powell are well documented, as are his roles as a missionary, cultural liaison, and negotiator to the Indian tribes of southern Utah and Arizona.
Hamblin struggled in this latter ... Read more
Jacob Hamblin has long been one of the most enigmatic figures in Mormon history. In this defining biography, Todd Compton reconstructs the fascinating life of the frontiersman, coloniser, missionary to the Indians, and explorer of the American West. With impeccable attention to detail, Compton examines and disentangles many of the myths and controversies surrounding this well-known figure. Hamblin’s Grand Canyon adventures and explorations as a guide alongside John Wesley Powell are well documented, as are his roles as a missionary, cultural liaison, and negotiator to the Indian tribes of southern Utah and Arizona.
Hamblin struggled in this latter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607812340
SKU
V9781607812340
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