Two Massachusetts Forty-Niner Perspectives on the Mormon Landscape, July-August 1849

Authors

Brian D. Reeves

Keywords

Mormon studies, Massachusetts, gold rush, Forty-Niners

Abstract

The year 1999 marks the sesquicentennial of the gold rush of 1849. Two forty-niners passing through Salt Lake City recorded their impressions of the Latter-day Saints and the first of the settlers' annual 24th of July celebrations.

Recommended Citation

Reeves, Brian D. (1999) "Two Massachusetts Forty-Niner Perspectives on the Mormon Landscape, July-August 1849," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 38: Iss. 3, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol38/iss3/13