Search for Sanctuary: Brigham Young and the White Mountain Expedition

by Clifford Stott

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874802377
• ISBN13: 9780874802375
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Interesting, well written, well documented, convincing.

Very interesting, well written, surprising premis. This book appears to be well documented and well thought out. I learned surprising facts surrounding the preparation of the Mormon people for the invasion of US troops to the Utah Territory. This history is not well known because much if it was executed in secrecy due to the mistrust between the Mormons and the US government at the time. The White Mountain Expedition explored, documented and mapped the last unexplored territory in the United States south of Alaska as a possible escape route and safe haven for the Utah people from the US troops. It showed decisions Brigham Young made based on The evacuation of Sebastopol during the Crimean War of 1855, inaccurate publcations from former explorers and from mountain men at the time. The book demonstrates that the White Mountain expedition was part of Young's overall strategy and was used in subsequent negotiations with the US government. The expeditions sent by Young chartered and mapped virgin territory. Freemont wrote about it but never explored it. I am not a historian but enjoy US history books, especially colonial and early us western history. This book is one of the most interesting I have read. It brings to the forefront issues not generally recognized by historians due to Brigham Young's decision not to make permanent settlements in the "White Mountain" area and the secrecy of the expediton. The White Mountain Expedition should be considered more seriously by historians in conjunction with the "Utah War" and Brigham Young's administration and stategies, and the mindset of the people. This book is especially valuable to decendants of the participants.