Faith and betrayal : a pioneer woman's passage in the American West
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Published
New York : Knopf ;, [2005].
Edition
1st ed.
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xviii, 216 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 21 cm.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO RIO 2005
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BIO RIO 2005
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO RIO 2005
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BIO RIO 2005
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Published
New York : Knopf ;, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.
Description
In the 1850s, Jean Rio, a deeply spiritual widow, was moved by the promises of Mormon missionaries and set out from England for Utah. Traveling across the Atlantic by steamer, up the Mississippi by riverboat, and westward by wagon, Rio kept a detailed diary of her extraordinary journey.In Faith and Betrayal, Sally Denton, an award-winning journalist and Rios great-great-granddaughter, uses the long-lost diary to re-create Rios experience. While she marvels at the great natural beauty of Utah, Rios enthusiasm for her new life turns to disillusionment over Mormon polygamy and violence against nonbelievers, as well as the harshness of frontier life. She sets out for California, where she finds a new religion and the freedom she longed for. Unusually intimate and full of vivid detail, this is an absorbing story of a quintessential American pioneer.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Denton, S. (2005). Faith and betrayal: a pioneer woman's passage in the American West . Knopf ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. 2005. Faith and Betrayal: A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. Faith and Betrayal: A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West Knopf, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. Faith and Betrayal: A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West Knopf ;, 2005.
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