Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt

George Darling Watt was the first convert of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints baptized...
BD$101.39 BMD
BD$101.39 BMD
SKU: 9781496229878
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 516 left in stock
Author: Lajean Purcell Carruth
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: BD$101.39
10 customers are viewing this product
Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt by Carruth, Lajean Purcell

Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt

BD$101.39

Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt

BD$101.39
Author: Lajean Purcell Carruth
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
George Darling Watt was the first convert of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints baptized in the British Isles. He emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842. He returned to the British Isles in 1846 as a missionary, accompanied by his wife and young son. He remained there until 1851, when he led a group of emigrant converts to Salt Lake City, Utah. Watt recorded his journey from Liverpool to Chimney Rock in Pitman shorthand. Remarkably, his journal wasn't discovered until 2001--and is transcribed and appearing for the first time in this book.

Watt's journal provides an important glimpse into the transatlantic nature of Latter-day Saint migration to Salt Lake City. In 1850 there were more Latter-day Saints in England than in the United States, but by 1890 more than eighty-five thousand converts had crossed the Atlantic and made their way to Salt Lake City. Watt's 1851 journal opens a window into those overseas, riverine, and overland journeys. His spirited accounts provide wide-ranging details about the births, marriages, deaths, Sunday sermons, interpersonal relations, weather, and food and water shortages of the journey, as well as the many logistical complexities.


Author: Lajean Purcell Carruth
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 05/01/2022
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781496229878

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products