When it appeared in 1949, the first edition of Ray Allen Billington's Westward Expansion set a new standard for scholarship in western American history, and the book's reputation among historians, scholars, and students grew through four subsequent editions. This abridgment and revision of Billington and Martin Ridge's fifth edition, with a new introduction and additional scholarship by Ridge, as well as an updated bibliography, focuses on the Trans-Mississippi...

Contains alphabetically-arranged articles that provide information about the history, scriptures, doctrines, and procedures of The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

Contains alphabetically-arranged articles that provide information about the history, scriptures, doctrines, and procedures of The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

The Colorado River and its deeply entrenched canyons create a lengthy barrier to travel in the interior West. From the mid-19th until the mid 20th century, one of the few places between California and Nevada where wheeled vehicles could cross it was at the mouth of the Pahreah River, between Glen Canyon and the river's steep drop toward Grand Canyon. Lee's Ferry was a primary link between Utah and Arizona. Mormons looking for new lands for colonization...

Secrets of the Widow's Son is a revealing look at the themes that will be explored in The Solomon Key, Dan Brown's upcoming sequel to the cultural phenomenon known as The Da Vinci Code. David A. Shugarts provides what Browns widespread admirers crave most--a glimpse into the secrets behind Brown's eagerly anticipated new book. Secrets of the Widow's Son is not a plot spoiler--rather, it is an engaging piece of work that will pique readers' interest...

"When Judith Freeman was 22, she was working in the cookware department of the Mormon church-owned department store in the town in Utah where she grew up. She was living in her parents' house with her four year old son, who had already endured two heart surgeries, and she was in the process of divorcing her husband, whom she married at the age of 17. She had abandoned Mormonism, the faith into which she was born, and she was having an affair with...