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Wild Bill Hickman and the Mormon Frontier

by Hope A. Hilton
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Overview

William Adams ("Wild Bill") Hickman was one of the most notorious outlaws of the nineteenth-century American frontier. During the 1840s and 1850s, he served as a trusted aide and spy to LDS church presidents Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Hickman left an indelible impact on the history and myth of the West as a rough, undisciplined frontiersman who nevertheless helped to establish the Rocky Mountain kingdom of the Mormons.

Synopsis

William Adams ("Wild Bill") Hickman was one of the most notorious outlaws of the nineteenth-century American frontier. During the 1840s and 1850s, he served as a trusted aide and spy to LDS church presidents Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Hickman left an indelible impact on the history and myth of the West as a rough, undisciplined frontiersman who nevertheless helped to establish the Rocky Mountain kingdom of the Mormons.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Signature Books, LLC
Pages
200
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780941214674

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