Beyond the Rio Gila (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781432866167)

"In 1846, the Mexican-American War cast together Latter-day Saints fleeing persecution and the U.S. Army on a desperate mission to capture California. The Mormon Battalion-including two pregnant laundresses-must march two thousand miles. Among the army's First Dragoons, Moses Cole, a Virginia farm boy running from his abusive father, grows to manhood under the mentorship of a tormented alcoholic and former professor. Among the Mormons, Orson Everett battles personal devils yet teaches his colorful followers to work for their brethren with God in their hearts. On such a journey, some will thrive, some will perish, all will be transformed. This deeply researched depiction of the U. S. military's longest march, told in evocative prose, brings a little known yet uniquely American story to life"--

Author: Scott G. Hibbard
ISBN-10: 1432866168
ISBN-13: 9781432866167
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Large Print
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2021
Pages: 570
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
Large Print