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Biography of William Adams Hickman (1815-1883), born in Warren County, Kentucky to Edwin Temple Hickman and Elizabeth Adams. Bill married Bernetta Burckhartt in 1832 in Randolph County, Missouri, and they became Mormon converts in 1838, moving to Nauvoo, Illinois. Bill was one of the group of bodyguards of Joseph Smith Jr. He received his endowments in Nauvoo, and moved westward in 1846 to Iowa, and then to Council Bluffs, Nebraska, where he remained at the request of Brigham Young to supervise security. He arrived in Salt Lake valley in 1849, followed by his family in 1850, and settled in Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah. He married nine more wives, in polygamy, but later granted each t...
In this tale, people scattered throughout the world are woven together in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Forty years after Napoleon’s defeat, the development of modern warfare on the Crimean Peninsula sends reverberations across the globe, alerting all of the growth in technology, the precursor of the US Civil War in weapons and tactics, as well as the needs of multitudes of dispossessed and underrepresented. The shrinking planet is growing crowded. The bumping into one another becomes increasingly violent. Women and men stand to be counted, molded of numerous talents and abilities, striving for relief and equality, demanding rights and opportunity. Slavery, reservations, women’s su...
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Can you name the 117 angels that appeared to Joseph Smith? You’ll be able to after reading this book! With interesting facts, inspiring stories, and even his patriarchal blessing, 500 Little-Known Facts about Joseph Smith is a perfect book to have on hand for your family, for teaching lessons and giving talks, or for personal study.
VIOLENCE WAS NO STRANGER is the first-ever guide to the grave sites of over one thousand famous & infamous players in the saga of the Old West. It gives detailed directions to grave sites & concise, reliable biographies of the people included. An invaluable traveling companion for western enthusiasts, tourists, historians, & genealogists. VIOLENCE WAS NO STRANGER also invites armchair travelers to spend countless hours browsing at home. To order phone (800) 749-3369.