The history of Louisa Barnes Pratt : : being the autobiography of a Mormon missionary widow and pioneer / / edited by S. George Ellsworth.
Volume 3, Life Writings of Frontier Women series, ed. Maureen Ursenbach BeecherIn her memoir, and 1870's revision of her journal and diary, Louisa Barnes Pratt tells of childhood in Massachusetts and Canada during the War of 1812, and independent career as a teacher and seamstress in New Englan...
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| Superior document: | Life writings of frontier women ; v. 3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Logan, Utah : : Utah State University Press,, 1998. |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Life writings of frontier women ;
v. 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (450 pages) |
| Notes: | "A New England youth, at Nauvoo and Salt Lake City, mission to the Society Islands, Mormon life in California, pioneering in Beaver, Utah." |
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| Summary: | Volume 3, Life Writings of Frontier Women series, ed. Maureen Ursenbach BeecherIn her memoir, and 1870's revision of her journal and diary, Louisa Barnes Pratt tells of childhood in Massachusetts and Canada during the War of 1812, and independent career as a teacher and seamstress in New England, and her marriage to the Boston seaman Addison Pratt.Converting to the LDS Church, the Pratts moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, from where Brigham Young sent Addison on the first of the long missions to the Society Islands that would leave Louisa on her own. As a sole available parent, |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [402]-404) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0874213053 0585033668 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by S. George Ellsworth. |