Over The Rim
Author | : William Smart |
Publisher | : Utah State University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0874212812 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780874212815 |
Rating | : 4/5 (815 Downloads) |
Download or read book Over The Rim written by William Smart and published by Utah State University Press. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the Rim is the first book about an important but little-known expedition sent by Brigham Young to explore southern Utah. Led by Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt, the party traveled from Salt Lake City south across the rim of the Great Basin to the Virgin River near future St. George. They brought back to Mormon leaders their first detailed portrait of the country to the south that the church planned to settle.