Orson Hyde: Olive Branch of Israel

Myrtle Stevens Hyde

ISBN 10: 1888106719 / ISBN 13: 9781888106718

Published by Agreka Books November 2000, 2000

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Inscribed By Author. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. The dj has a rip on the bottom next to the spine. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Seller Inventory # 743462

Bibliographic Details

Title: Orson Hyde: Olive Branch of Israel

Publisher: Agreka Books November 2000

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good - Cash

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Inscribed By Author

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Synopsis:

Orson Hyde was chosen as an original member of the Council of the Twelve in 1835, when the Mormon Church first organized this governing body. Orson's most well-known accomplishment was as a Mormon missionary to Jerusalem (1840-1842) to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews. Civil authorities in Jerusalem invited the development of a five-acre hillside garden, in honor of Orson Hyde, which was completed in 1979.

Participating in the Mormon drama of crossing the plains in the U.S. several times and settling the West, Orson was a colonizing leader in western Iowa, also in what became western Nevada, and in central Utah. He was a major figure in Utah's Black Hawk Indian War (1865-1872).

Using facts, details and personal experiences never before in print, Myrtle Hyde, the Hyde family genealogist, has used diaries, letters, notes, documents, reports, articles, speeches and letters to present a real-life depiction of Orson Hyde, apostle, teacher, missionary, orator, scriptorian, journalist, editor, lawyer, judge, statesman, colonizer, and administrator; also the husband of eight wives, the father of thirty-three children. Contains an extensive Index and Bibliography.

About the Author:

Myrtle Stevens Hyde is a genealogical scholar and writer, a Contributing Editor to The American Genealogist, and in 1989 was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. She has had numerous articles published in national genealogical journals. Her
physician husband (who is descended from Orson Hyde's second cousin) are parents of seven children.