Marianne Monson
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Monson shares the stories of twelve women who heard the call to settle the west and came from all points of the globe to begin their journey. As a slave, Clara watched helpless as her husband and children were sold, only to be reunited with her youngest daughter six decades later. Charlotte hid her gender to escape a life of poverty and became the greatest stagecoach driver that ever lived. A Native American, Gertrude fought to give her people a voice...
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"An historically rich novel that brings to life the fascinating story of America's first female state senator, Martha Hughes Cannon, who was also a doctor, suffragist, and champion of public health in the frontier territory of Utah in the late 19th century. As a young girl traveling to Utah by wagon in 1861, Martha, or Mattie as she was called, was deeply influenced by the early struggles her family endured as frontier pioneers, including the premature...
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The Mima journals volume 1
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English
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When Mima's mother meets a pair of Mormon missionaries in the small English town of Wood Box in 1844, Mima prays that the townspeople won't treat them any differently. But when her mother chooses to be baptized, Mima's worst fears are realized. Even her best friend refuses to stand by her. So when her mother decides to leave for America, Mima is faced with some hard decisions.
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The enchanted tunnel volume 1
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English
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Twins Nathan and Aria discover that tunnels under the stage in their church's cultural hall lead, magically, to another time when they find themselves on the pioneer trail with Joseph, a boy their age, and must find their way back home.
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The enchanted tunnel volume 2
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English
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Twins Nathan and Aria use the tunnels under the stage in their church's cultural hall to travel back to ancient Egypt and witness the exodus of Israel led by Moses.
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The enchanted tunnel volume 4
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English
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Aria and Nathan return to the Enchanted Tunnel and soon find themselves in Book of Mormon times, with Lehi and his family, wandering in the wilderness.