A TRIAL FURNACE : SOUTHERN UTAH'S IRON MISSION (STUDIES IN LATTER-DAY SAINT HISTORY)
Shirts, Morris A. ; Shirts, Kathryn H.
Language: English
Published by Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut, U. S. A., 2001
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Cover brown with painting of a town. With index. In April 1850, LDS Church leaders established an Iron Mission in southern Utah, where iron ore, coal and timber were plentiful. Among these first Iron County settlers were experienced iron workers from the British Isles. Between 1851 and 1858, this colony of hard-working Saints tried many smelting techniques, yielding objects such as pots, crank shafts and bells. Despite sustained, even heroic, efforts, the iron missionaries did not succeed. Nature itself worked against them. When the iron works closed its books in 1858, some of the colonists moved away. Yet the pioneers' legacy is still visible in Parowan and Cedar City--Iron Mission townships that have survived for over 150 years. A Trial Furnace chronicles the lives of people who transcended the practical, discovering in their wilderness crucible an inner strength and resilience more durable than the iron they came south to find. ; 6" x 9"; 523 pages.
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- Title
- A TRIAL FURNACE : SOUTHERN UTAH'S IRON MISSION (STUDIES IN LATTER-DAY SAINT HISTORY)
- Author
- Shirts, Morris A. ; Shirts, Kathryn H.
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut, U. S. A.
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0842524886
- ISBN 13
- 9780842524889
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In 1855, LDS Church President Brigham Young declared that “Iron we need and iron we must have.” The mid-nineteenth century Mormon pioneers of Utah depended on the metal, using it in the manufacture of stoves, plows, sawmill bearings, even nails. Shipping iron from St. Louis was expensive, and Young envisioned a regional iron works that would meet the community’s needs and make the Mormon Zion self-sufficient.
The LDS Iron Mission was established in April of 1850 in southern Utah and, for the next decade, this colony of hard-working Saints tested a variety of smelting techniques, yielding objects such as pots, crank shafts, and bells. Despite sustained, even heroic, efforts, the iron missionaries did not succeed. Nature itself worked against them. Droughts, floods, and inferior raw materials challenged them at every turn. The iron works closed in 1858, but its legacy remains today in townships that have survived for over 150 years. A Trial Furnace chronicles the lives of the people who discovered an inner strength and resilience more durable than the iron they went south to find.
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About the Author
Morris A. Shirts was the first dean of the College of Education at Southern Utah University.
Kathryn H. Shirts holds master's degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Divinity School.
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Confetti Antiques & Books
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Confetti Antiques and Books was established as a sole proprietorship in August of 1994 in Spanish Fork, Utah by Donnie and Kara Morris. Confetti is a full-service antiquarian bookshop located in Spanish Fork, Utah at 273 North Main, Spanish Fork, Utah, 84660. Hours are from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Tuesday through Saturday and sometimes monday. Phone 801-798-0137.
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