Publication

1993 - Aspen Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah

Language

English

Word Count

127,750 words, Guess

Page Count

511 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1429153M
  • ISBN-101562362127
  • OCLC Control Number29428798
  • Library of Congress Control Number93040436
  • Goodreads2021830

Classifications

  • DDC289.3/092
  • LCCF826.B976 H36 1993

Description

John Lowe Butler (1808-1861) was born in Kentucky to John and Charity Lowe Butler. In 1831 he married Caroline Skeen, whose family was originally from Tennessee. In 1835 he and Caroline were baptised into the LDS Church. They moved to Missouri where he was involved in the conflicts with non-Mormons. He was a member of the Danites and was a captain of militia. While living in Nauvoo he was a bodyguard to Joseph Smith. He and his family migrated west and settled in Utah County. He was married to eight women and was the father of fifteen children.

First Sentence

Early Mormonism badly needed "a few good men" who could handle dangerous, physically strenuous, confrontational, or volatile situations. (from the preface)

Subjects

Topics

HistoryMormonsPioneersBiographyMormon ChurchMormon pioneersUtah -- Biography.

Places

People

John Lowe Butler (1808-1860)

Times

Other Editions

  • My best for the kingdom: history and autobiography of John Lowe Butler, a Mormon frontiersmanAspen Books1993-01-01

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