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500 More Little Known Facts in Mormon History, Great Sequel to 500 Little- Known Facts in Mormon History. ...
George W. Givens

Cedar Fort Inc, 2004

This colorful and informative collection is a great sequel to George Givens' popular 500 Little-Know Facts in Mormon History. For example, did you know . . . At a special conference in Nauvoo, Sidney Rigdon was sustained as a Counselor to Joseph Smith in spite of the Prophet's objections When Johnston's army marched through Salt Lake City, one single soldier removed his hat in respect for the Mormons. Who was it, and why? Many have speculated ...

500 Little-Known Facts in U.S. History- Author also of (The Language of the Mormon Pioneers, 500 Little-Known ...
George W. Givens

Cedar Fort Inc, 2006

That Pocahontas wasnt the only daughter of Chief Powhatan to be courted by an English explorer? How dead English soldiers took revenge on a tribe of Indians that massacred two thousand unarmed English prisoners? The name of the woman patriot who rode five times as far as Paul Revere on the same kind of mission? Which two former presidents died fifty years to the day after the signing of the Declaration of Independence? What Abraham ...

500 Little-Known Facts in Mormon History

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George W. Givens

Bonneville Books, 2002

Search for Knowledge and American History
I have always enjoyed history It seems in this day and time I find myself having little patience for a boring instructor. Mr Givens is the kind of teacher that can make you realize how truly interesting history can be with its unusual and little known facts. In our fast paced life Its wonderful to find a Instructor that can give us the discovered Facts in such a way to make history fun and ...

Language of the Mormon Pioneers

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George W. Givens

Council Press, 2003

A superb reference for anyone studying primary sources
Compiled and organized by Mormon historian George W. Givens, The Language Of The Mormon Pioneers is a straightforward dictionary of English words that were commonly used in the mid-1800s -- especially those by Mormon Pioneers -- and yet which have mostly fallen into disuse today. Terms such as "catechise" (verb - to question or interrogate); "priest bound" (adverb - overly controled by religious ...

500 Little-Known Facts in U.S. History
George W. Givens

Cedar Fort, 2006

The more we know about the past, the better we understand the present. Do you know? ? That Pocahontas wasn?t the only daughter of Chief Powhatan to be courted by an English explorer? ? How dead English soldiers took revenge on a tribe of Indians that massacred two thousand unarmed English prisoners? ? The name of the woman patriot who rode five times as far as Paul Revere on the same kind of mission? ? Which two former presidents ...

In Old Nauvoo: Everyday Life in the City of Joseph

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George W. Givens

Shadow Mountain, 1990

Social History of Nauvoo during its Mormon period
In Old Nauvoo describes daily life in Nauvoo, Illinois during its Mormon period. George W. Givens uses the reports of foreign travelers and regional histories to describe conditions in contemporary river towns and frontier cities. To describe specific features of Nauvoo life, he relies (almost exclusively) on the Autobiography of William Foote, the newspaper The Nauvoo Neighbor, and excerpts ...