Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged mo... Read More
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Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged mo... Read More
Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged monsters once believed to haunt some of Utah's lakes. Author Andy Weeks offers this quirky and informative collection of little-known tales about the forty-fifth state.
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Pages: 112
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Forgotten Tales
Publication Date: 31st July 2017
State: Utah
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467137300
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & Events
Author Bio
Andy Weeks is an award-winning journalist who has worked for newspapers and other media outlets in Utah and Idaho. His work, both fiction and nonfiction, has appeared in magazines in both the United States and the UK, and he is the author of several travel-related and history books, including Haunted Utah: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Beehive State and A History of Mormon Landmarks in Utah: Monuments of Faith.
Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged monsters once believed to haunt some of Utah's lakes. Author Andy Weeks offers this quirky and informative collection of little-known tales about the forty-fifth state.
Pages: 112
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Forgotten Tales
Publication Date: 31st July 2017
State: Utah
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467137300
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & Events
Andy Weeks is an award-winning journalist who has worked for newspapers and other media outlets in Utah and Idaho. His work, both fiction and nonfiction, has appeared in magazines in both the United States and the UK, and he is the author of several travel-related and history books, including Haunted Utah: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Beehive State and A History of Mormon Landmarks in Utah: Monuments of Faith.
