News From the Antipodes: The Australian Letters of William Griffiths Reese (1906 - 1909)) - Couverture souple

Thurston, Morris Ashcroft

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 149228498X ISBN 13 : 9781492284987

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

William Griffiths Reese was not quite three years old in the summer of 1861 when his family, who had converted to Mormonism in Wales, left their homeland to settle in Utah's Cache Valley. Forty-five years later, in 1906, when William was married and the father of nine children, he answered a call to serve as a Mormon missionary in far-off Australia. During the twenty-seven months of his missionary labors, William also served as the Australian correspondent to the Logan Tri-Weekly Journal. It was an unusual arrangement, but William took his assignment seriously, producing an article at least every other week--seventy-six in all. This book contains all of these articles, along with an introductory biography, an epilogue, footnotes and illustrations. Elder Reese's communiques evince an intellectual curiosity and a desire to educate himself about Australia. The government, culture, economy, agriculture, law, racial issues and political climate all drew his study and comment. He took the opportunity to attend cultural and sporting events, observing and commenting on personalities of the day. His letters provide a fascinating glimpse of the Australia of the early twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of a Mormon missionary from rural Utah.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Morris Ashcroft Thurston, who edited this volume, is an author, lecturer, independent historian and retired lawyer. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School who practiced law for thirty-five years with the global law firm of Latham & Watkins. He has published a number of books and articles relating to Mormon and family history and has received an Award of Excellence from the Mormon History Association. He and his wife, Dawn Parrett Thurston, are co-authors of the book Breathe Life into Your Life Story: How to Write a Story People Will Want to Read, a Signature Books bestseller. They frequently lecture at venues across the country on many aspects of family history and life story writing. The Thurstons have four children and five grandchildren and live in Villa Park, Orange County, California. Morris is a great-grandson of William Griffiths Reese.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 149228498X
• ISBN 13: 9781492284987
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg