Across the Desert

Identifier

WASH018-02-13

Title

Across the Desert

Creator

Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989

Date

undated

Description

A typed manuscript by Juanita Brooks titled 'Across the Nevada Desert,' undated. Manuscript follows the journey of dispatched riders sent to warn and gather available men in the Mormon colonies to prepare for the United States army approaching, the beginning of the "Mormon War". The manuscript focuses on a company led by Oliver B. Huntington and Peter Wilson Conover sent west to the Carson Valley in 1857.

Subject

Mormon War (1857-1858).

Huntington, Oliver.

Conover, Peter Wilson.

Carson Valley.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED

Rights Holder

Copyright held by Utah Tech University Library. Materials may be used for educational and non-profit. purposes. Please credit Special Collections & Archives, Utah Tech University.

Source

Juanita Brooks Collection, box 2 folder 13

Files

Collection

Juanita Brooks Collection

Citation

Brooks, Juanita, 1898-1989, “Across the Desert,” Utah Tech University Library Digital Collections, accessed October 13, 2026, https://digital.library.utahtech.edu/items/show/1023.