Mormonism]]> Religion--United States]]> Talmage, James E.]]> Talmage1915]]>

Smith, Joseph,—Jr.,—1805-1844

]]> Controversial literature]]> Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times]]> Wakeham, J. Bruce]]> Wakeham1900]]> Controversial literature]]> Fundamentalist Mormons]]> Mormonism--Utah]]> J. Bruce Wakeham]]> Wakehamwarning1900]]> Mormonism]]> Philosophy and religion]]> Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saint doctrine)]]> Charles W. Penrose]]> PenroseBA1916]]> Colorado River]]> Geology--Utah]]> Geology--Arizona]]> History-Native Americans]]> History--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches]]> Pueblo Indians--History]]> Ute Indians--History]]> Indians--History]]> Western mining--history]]> Spaniards--First contact with other peoples]]> Common needs for efficient transportation produced numerous attempts to navigate the river. Succes was moderate. Only when those labors (especially of government officials) produced facts about the river's peculiarities, did long-range programs emerge that eventually could control and contain the Colorado. This study reviews major undertakings with marginal means, often with more failures than successes. Yet it provides insights into both the programs and the reasons for them, of the individuals, and institutions involved" (page 3). ]]>
  1. The Great Colorado; The Basin, The Region, the River. 
  2. Naming the River: Colorado
  3. The Indians: A Lasting Heritage
  4. The Spainards: Three Centuries of Claims
  5. The Americans: Trappers and Traders
  6. The Colorado: Exploring the River
  7. 35th Parallel Route: Wagon Roads and Railroads
  8. The Mormons: Navigation and Settlement
  9. Navigation of the Colorado River: Supply Line to the Military and Miners
  10. The Colorado Crossings: Grand to Black Canyons
  11. The Colorado Crossings: Blakc Canyon to the Needles
  12. Summary and Conclusion
]]> Melvin T. Smith]]> Smiththesis1972]]>