The Edge of Wilderness
A recounting of a lost gem of Utah pioneer history and a novel to rival those ofGerald Lund with the added wit of a Mark Twain adventure.
In 1855, as the young Utah Territory teeters under outsidepressure and internal strain, a call goes out to settle the untamed frontierand teach neighboring tribes the gospel of Jesus Christ.
William Sterrett-a recent convert, tailor, and devotedhusband-has already survived one mission that nearly cost him everything. Now,torn between his wife and his faith, he answers the call again, joining a roughband of missionaries whose motives aren't as righteous as they seem.
In the harsh isolation of Elk Mountain Valley, greed,division, and a deadly illness threaten to destroy them all. As tensions riseand survival hangs by a thread, William must decide what his faith is trulyworth.
A recounting of a lost gem of Utah pioneer history and a novel to rival those ofGerald Lund with the added wit of a Mark Twain adventure.
In 1855, as the young Utah Territory teeters under outsidepressure and internal strain, a call goes out to settle the untamed frontierand teach neighboring tribes the gospel of Jesus Christ.
William Sterrett-a recent convert, tailor, and devotedhusband-has already survived one mission that nearly cost him everything. Now,torn between his wife and his faith, he answers the call again, joining a roughband of missionaries whose motives aren't as righteous as they seem.
In the harsh isolation of Elk Mountain Valley, greed,division, and a deadly illness threaten to destroy them all. As tensions riseand survival hangs by a thread, William must decide what his faith is trulyworth.
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A recounting of a lost gem of Utah pioneer history and a novel to rival those ofGerald Lund with the added wit of a Mark Twain adventure.
In 1855, as the young Utah Territory teeters under outsidepressure and internal strain, a call goes out to settle the untamed frontierand teach neighboring tribes the gospel of Jesus Christ.
William Sterrett-a recent convert, tailor, and devotedhusband-has already survived one mission that nearly cost him everything. Now,torn between his wife and his faith, he answers the call again, joining a roughband of missionaries whose motives aren't as righteous as they seem.
In the harsh isolation of Elk Mountain Valley, greed,division, and a deadly illness threaten to destroy them all. As tensions riseand survival hangs by a thread, William must decide what his faith is trulyworth.
