Colonel Thomas L Kane and the Mormons 1846-1883 (Biographies in Latter-Day Saint History)

This is the story of a man who defended the Mormons. The man who was responsible for calling 500 Mormon who were with the early Saints leaving persecution behind to find a place to rest away from the mobs, these men when approached by Kane agreed to become a Battallion that made the longest march in the history of the United States. Leaving their families on the plainsin Iowa and making the longest military march in the United States Hisitory. Other great moments in this Colonel's life will keep you glued to the pages of this book.