The publication of the journals of James Henry Martineau will soon be available.
With the outstanding efforts of family members and the assistance of the Brigham Young University – Religious Studies Center, the publication has become a true masterpiece. Considering the editorial and historical reviews the Journal has already received, BYU and academia historians anticipate the long-awaited publication will be one of the most significant, if not the best, 19th Century journal ever published in the last 50 years on Church History and the history of the American West! It will be in high demand and eagerly sought after.
The journals of James Henry Martineau are comparably the most descriptively written diaries of their period. They describe his conversion to the Church; his contributions to the settlements of Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Martineau was a character witness at the Mountain Meadow Massacre trial. His journals described in detail the surveying of early Mormon settlements; his work on the Transcontinental Railroad; the California Gold Rush; Johnson Army’s march into Utah; his life with Native American tribal leaders; the exploration and colonization of northern Mexico; and conflicts with the U.S. government. As an early Church and Utah Government leader, and Colonel in the Mormon Battalion, his writings read more like a novel than a journal. His focus was on his family and his work, while the result is an outstanding reflection of a common, yet uncommon, Latter-day Saint pioneer.
Come Celebrate the Publication of the Journals of James Henry Martineau at The James Henry Martineau Family Reunion – Saturday, August 23, 2008
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