The Handcart Migration

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This compilation of groundbreaking articles about the handcart migration is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on the Martin company at the Sweetwater; Francis Webster’s testimony regarding the Martin company; weather, disaster and responsibility; and reviews of books about the handcart migration.

Contents

“Francis Webster: The Unique Story of One Handcart Pioneer’s Faith and Sacrifice”
Chad M. Orton

“Weather, Disaster, and Responsibility: An Essay on the Willie and Martin Handcart Story”
Howard A. Christy

“The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look”
Chad M. Orton

Review of LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen, Handcarts to Zion
Reviewed by S. Lyman Tyler

Review of Gary Duane Long, The Journey of the James G. Willie Handcart Company
Reviewed by Howard A. Christy

Review of Allen C. Christenson, Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company
Reviewed by Paul D. Lyman

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This compilation of groundbreaking articles about the handcart migration is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on the Martin company at the Sweetwater; Francis Webster’s testimony regarding the Martin company; weather, disaster and responsibility; and reviews of books about the handcart migration.

Contents

“Francis Webster: The Unique Story of One Handcart Pioneer’s Faith and Sacrifice”
Chad M. Orton

“Weather, Disaster, and Responsibility: An Essay on the Willie and Martin Handcart Story”
Howard A. Christy

“The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look”
Chad M. Orton

Review of LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen, Handcarts to Zion
Reviewed by S. Lyman Tyler

Review of Gary Duane Long, The Journey of the James G. Willie Handcart Company
Reviewed by Howard A. Christy

Review of Allen C. Christenson, Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company
Reviewed by Paul D. Lyman

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