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The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint, 2024
The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latt... more The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint
$31.95
Not yet available
edited by Fred E. Woods, Jay H. Buckley, and Hunter T. Hallows
Forthcoming
Book Description:
The autobiography of Eli Wiggill offers a captivating narrative of one family’s journey from Gloucester, England, to South Africa, and eventually to Salt Lake City during the mid-nineteenth century. Eli and Susannah Wiggill’s conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa serves as a focal point in their remarkable story. Eli’s retelling vividly portrays their steadfast faith, missionary efforts, and the challenges they faced as pioneers in establishing communities of South African Saints. From their immigration to South Africa to their eventual migration to Zion, the Wiggills' experiences offer valuable insights into the early history of the Church and the global gathering of its members.
With meticulous attention to detail, The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint presents Wiggill’s original manuscript, enriched with extensive footnotes providing context and clarity. This publication aims to rectify previous shortcomings by preserving the integrity of Wiggill’s narrative while enhancing accessibility for contemporary readers. It not only chronicles a remarkable transnational journey but also sheds light on themes of faith, perseverance, and the pioneering spirit, making it a compelling read for historians, scholars, and anyone interested in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the global migration of its members.
More Information:
286 pages + Index
ISBN 978-1-58958-804-2
The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have giv... more The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have given us a guide to pursuing some of the most revealing ones as told through the dozens of fortifications that have freckled the midcontinental landscape for centuries, from those of Indigenous peoples through others built for commerce and conquest."-Elliott West, author of Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, 1972–2022, 2022
Buckley, Jay H. A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham ... more Buckley, Jay H. A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, 1972-2022. Provo, UT: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, 2022. ISBN: 978-0-9986960-4-1
Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents, 2018
Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents cover 280 years of No... more Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary
Documents cover 280 years of North American exploration and colonization efforts, ranging geographically from Florida to the Arctic. Arranged thematically, the work focuses on a selection of 10
explorers who represent the changing course of North American exploration during the early modern period. The use of biography to narrate this history draws in readers and makes the work accessible to both a specialized and general audience. The dozens of primary source documents in this guided source reader span travel accounts, autobiographies, letters, official reports, memoirs, patents, and articles of agreement. This wide variety of primary sources serves to bring to life the failures and triumphs of exploring a newly discovered continent in the early modern period.
This work focuses on ten explorers, including those who are well known,
including John Cabot, John Smith, Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de
Champlain, as well as discoverers who have slipped from our modern
historical consciousness, such as George Waymouth, John Lawson, and
J.F.W. Des Barres. The documents that narrate the voyages of these
adventurers are arranged chronologically, vividly telling the story of historical events and presenting different voices to the reader. This variety of viewpoints serves to heighten readers' critical engagement with historical source material. The vast variety of primary source materials present students with the opportunity to read and engage critically with different types of historical documents, thereby growing their analytical skillsets.
FEATURES
*Helps to develop readers' critical thinking abilities by presenting them with a range of historical voices and historical problems relating to key episodes in the European exploration of America
*Provides insights into the explorers' encounters with North America and its native inhabitants, placing them into the contexts of the political cultures and structures of the European nations and indigenous North American societies
*Contains some 100 primary source documents that include ledgers, travel accounts, autobiographies, official reports, memoirs, logbooks, patents, letters, articles of agreement, and corporate minutes
*Brings a rich analytical approach to a wide range of primary sources that illustrate the careers of 10 explorers
With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-... more With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-century American West—through the eyes of the explorers who saw it for the first time.
This volume brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 12 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. Arranged chronologically, the 10 chapters focus on individual explorers, with biographies and background information about and document excerpts from each person. The chapters offer analyses of each document's relevance to the historical period, geographic knowledge, and cultural perspective.
This guide shares the important contributions from explorers like Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, James P. Beckwourth, John C. Fremont, Susan Magoffin, and John Wesley Powell. It also nurtures readers' historical literacy by modeling historians' methods of analyzing primary sources. Readers will see new and familiar events from different perspectives, including that of a woman traveling along the Santa Fe Trail, one of the most famous African American mountain men, and a Civil War veteran, among many others.
Features
Collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, and maps from various 19th-century American explorers, enabling readers to "discover" the vast unknown American West, as seen for the first time by those of European descent
Includes a topical guide to aid readers in cross-referencing entries
Presents illustrations and photographs as well as original textual documents and maps
The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and dev... more The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout.
The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.
"In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779–1813). The ambitious y... more "In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779–1813). The ambitious young military officer and explorer, best known for a mountain peak that he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries—explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This collection of thought-provoking essays rescues Pike from his undeserved obscurity. It does so by providing a nuanced assessment of Pike and his actions within the larger context of American imperial ambition in the time of Jefferson.
Pike’s accomplishments as an explorer and mapmaker and as a soldier during the War of 1812 has been tainted by his alleged connection to Aaron Burr’s conspiracy to separate the trans-Appalachian region from the United States. For two hundred years historians have debated whether Pike was an explorer or a spy, whether he knew about the Burr Conspiracy or was just a loyal foot soldier. This book moves beyond that controversy to offer new scholarly perspectives on Pike’s career.
The essayists—all prominent historians of the American West—examine Pike’s expeditions and writings, which provided an image of the Southwest that would shape American culture for decades. John Logan Allen explores Pike’s contributions to science and cartography; James P. Ronda and Leo E. Oliva address his relationships with Native peoples and Spanish officials; Jay H. Buckley chronicles Pike’s life and compares Pike to other Jeffersonian explorers; Jared Orsi discusses the impact of his expeditions on the environment; and William E. Foley examines his role in Burr’sconspiracy. Together the essays assess Pike’s accomplishments and shortcomings as an explorer, soldier, empire builder, and family man.
Pike’s 1810 journals and maps gave Americans an important glimpse of the headwaters of the Mississippi and the southwestern borderlands, and his account of the opportunities for trade between the Mississippi Valley and New Mexico offered a blueprint for the Santa Fe Trail. This volume is the first in more than a generation to offer new scholarly perspectives on the career of an overlooked figure in the opening of the American West."
In 1861, a group of hardy pioneers ascended the "Provo Bench" that overlooks Utah Lake. With drea... more In 1861, a group of hardy pioneers ascended the "Provo Bench" that overlooks Utah Lake. With dreams of fruit orchards and vegetable fields, they uprooted the sagebrush, dug irrigation canals, and planted crops. These farms were successful, and they helped transform Orem into a dynamic community by the time the railroad arrived. The produce was boxed and shipped across Utah on the Orem Line, and the Provo/Orem area earned the nickname "Garden City of Utah." Incorporated in 1919, Orem was transformed again during World War II when the U.S. government constructed Geneva Steel Mill on the shores of Utah Lake. Blue collar workers joined farmers and ranchers in building a city. Orem supports higher education and is home to Utah Valley University. Although malls and subdivisions have replaced many of the orchards and the steel mill has closed, Orem remains rooted in its past while growing towards its future.
For three decades following the expedition with Meriwether Lewis for which he is best known, Will... more For three decades following the expedition with Meriwether Lewis for which he is best known, William Clark forged a meritorious public career that contributed even more to the opening of the West: from 1807 to 1838 he served as the U.S. government s most important representative to western Indians. This biography focuses on Clark's tenure as Indian agent, territorial governor, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis.
Drawing on treaty documents and Clark's voluminous papers, Jay H. Buckley analyzes apparent contradictions in Clark's relationship with Indians, fellow bureaucrats, and frontier entrepreneurs. He examines the choices Clark and his contemporaries made in formulating and implementing Indian policies and explores how Clark's paternalism as a slaveholder influenced his approach to dealing with Indians. Buckley also reveals the ambiguities and cross-purposes of Clark's policy making and his responses to such hostilities as the Black Hawk War.
William Clark: Indian Diplomat is the complex story of a sometimes sentimental, yet always pragmatic, imperialist. Buckley gives us a flawed but human hero who, in the realm of Indian affairs, had few equals among American diplomats.
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis's death a suicide, an accident... more For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis's death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this volume follow the format of a postmortem court trial, dissecting the case from different perspectives. A documents section permits readers to examine the key written evidence for themselves and reach their own conclusions.
About the Authors: John D. W. Guice is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi. James J. Holmberg is Curator of Special Collections for the Filson Historical Society. Jay H. Buckley is Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University.
Dissertation, Department of History, University of Nebraska. 2001.
Articles by Jay H. Buckley
Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints, 2023
Buckley, Jay H., and Joshua Rust. “Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints.” Journal of Mo... more Buckley, Jay H., and Joshua Rust. “Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints.” Journal of Mormon History 49, no. 2 (April 2023): 129-42. https://doi.org/10.5406/24736031.49.2.09
“Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woman’s Birth, Life, and Death., 2023
Burgess, Maren, and Jay H. Buckley. “Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woma... more Burgess, Maren, and Jay H. Buckley. “Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woman’s Birth, Life, and Death." We Proceeded On 49, no. 3 (August 2023): 4-30, 54-55.
We Proceeded On, 2023
Reber, Deveney, and Jay H. Buckley. “Forgotten Brother Reuben Lewis: Missouri River Fur Trader an... more Reber, Deveney, and Jay H. Buckley. “Forgotten Brother Reuben Lewis: Missouri River Fur Trader and Indian Agent for the Arkansas Cherokees.” We Proceeded On 49, no. 1 (February 2023): 20-50. Equal Author. # BYU undergraduate Deveney Rebe
Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal , 2022
Buckley, Jay H., and Nathan Benavidez. “Mountain Men Reveal Yellowstone: Observations of Daniel P... more Buckley, Jay H., and Nathan Benavidez. “Mountain Men Reveal Yellowstone: Observations of Daniel Potts, Warren Ferris, and Osborne Russell in the 1820s and 1830s.” Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal 16 (2022): 92-127. ISBN: 978-0-9855361-0-2 Equal Author. # BYU undergraduate Nathan Benavidez
We Proceeded On, 2021
Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunte... more Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 2].” We Proceeded On 47, no. 1 (February 2021): 12-22.
We Proceeded On, 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunte... more Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1].” We Proceeded On 46, no. 3 (August 2020): 10-21.
We Proceeded On, 2020
“Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Ze... more “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1].” We Proceeded On 46, no. 3 (August 2020): 10-21.
Pioneer , 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “Orem [Utah]: Pioneering on the Provo Bench.” Pioneer 67, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 44-5... more Buckley, Jay H. “Orem [Utah]: Pioneering on the Provo Bench.” Pioneer 67, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 44-56. https://www.sup1847.com/pioneer-magazine ISSN:0554-1840
We Proceeded On, 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Fur Trade, and Indian Affairs,” We Proceeded On 36, no. 4 (No... more Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Fur Trade, and Indian Affairs,” We Proceeded On 36, no. 4 (November 2020): 14-30.
The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint, 2024
The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latt... more The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint
$31.95
Not yet available
edited by Fred E. Woods, Jay H. Buckley, and Hunter T. Hallows
Forthcoming
Book Description:
The autobiography of Eli Wiggill offers a captivating narrative of one family’s journey from Gloucester, England, to South Africa, and eventually to Salt Lake City during the mid-nineteenth century. Eli and Susannah Wiggill’s conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa serves as a focal point in their remarkable story. Eli’s retelling vividly portrays their steadfast faith, missionary efforts, and the challenges they faced as pioneers in establishing communities of South African Saints. From their immigration to South Africa to their eventual migration to Zion, the Wiggills' experiences offer valuable insights into the early history of the Church and the global gathering of its members.
With meticulous attention to detail, The Life and Adventures of Eli Wiggill: South African 1820 Settler, Wesleyan Missionary, and Latter-day Saint presents Wiggill’s original manuscript, enriched with extensive footnotes providing context and clarity. This publication aims to rectify previous shortcomings by preserving the integrity of Wiggill’s narrative while enhancing accessibility for contemporary readers. It not only chronicles a remarkable transnational journey but also sheds light on themes of faith, perseverance, and the pioneering spirit, making it a compelling read for historians, scholars, and anyone interested in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the global migration of its members.
More Information:
286 pages + Index
ISBN 978-1-58958-804-2
The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have giv... more The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have given us a guide to pursuing some of the most revealing ones as told through the dozens of fortifications that have freckled the midcontinental landscape for centuries, from those of Indigenous peoples through others built for commerce and conquest."-Elliott West, author of Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, 1972–2022, 2022
Buckley, Jay H. A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham ... more Buckley, Jay H. A Golden Jubilee History: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, 1972-2022. Provo, UT: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, 2022. ISBN: 978-0-9986960-4-1
Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents, 2018
Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents cover 280 years of No... more Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary
Documents cover 280 years of North American exploration and colonization efforts, ranging geographically from Florida to the Arctic. Arranged thematically, the work focuses on a selection of 10
explorers who represent the changing course of North American exploration during the early modern period. The use of biography to narrate this history draws in readers and makes the work accessible to both a specialized and general audience. The dozens of primary source documents in this guided source reader span travel accounts, autobiographies, letters, official reports, memoirs, patents, and articles of agreement. This wide variety of primary sources serves to bring to life the failures and triumphs of exploring a newly discovered continent in the early modern period.
This work focuses on ten explorers, including those who are well known,
including John Cabot, John Smith, Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de
Champlain, as well as discoverers who have slipped from our modern
historical consciousness, such as George Waymouth, John Lawson, and
J.F.W. Des Barres. The documents that narrate the voyages of these
adventurers are arranged chronologically, vividly telling the story of historical events and presenting different voices to the reader. This variety of viewpoints serves to heighten readers' critical engagement with historical source material. The vast variety of primary source materials present students with the opportunity to read and engage critically with different types of historical documents, thereby growing their analytical skillsets.
FEATURES
*Helps to develop readers' critical thinking abilities by presenting them with a range of historical voices and historical problems relating to key episodes in the European exploration of America
*Provides insights into the explorers' encounters with North America and its native inhabitants, placing them into the contexts of the political cultures and structures of the European nations and indigenous North American societies
*Contains some 100 primary source documents that include ledgers, travel accounts, autobiographies, official reports, memoirs, logbooks, patents, letters, articles of agreement, and corporate minutes
*Brings a rich analytical approach to a wide range of primary sources that illustrate the careers of 10 explorers
With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-... more With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-century American West—through the eyes of the explorers who saw it for the first time.
This volume brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 12 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. Arranged chronologically, the 10 chapters focus on individual explorers, with biographies and background information about and document excerpts from each person. The chapters offer analyses of each document's relevance to the historical period, geographic knowledge, and cultural perspective.
This guide shares the important contributions from explorers like Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, James P. Beckwourth, John C. Fremont, Susan Magoffin, and John Wesley Powell. It also nurtures readers' historical literacy by modeling historians' methods of analyzing primary sources. Readers will see new and familiar events from different perspectives, including that of a woman traveling along the Santa Fe Trail, one of the most famous African American mountain men, and a Civil War veteran, among many others.
Features
Collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, and maps from various 19th-century American explorers, enabling readers to "discover" the vast unknown American West, as seen for the first time by those of European descent
Includes a topical guide to aid readers in cross-referencing entries
Presents illustrations and photographs as well as original textual documents and maps
The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and dev... more The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout.
The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.
"In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779–1813). The ambitious y... more "In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779–1813). The ambitious young military officer and explorer, best known for a mountain peak that he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries—explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This collection of thought-provoking essays rescues Pike from his undeserved obscurity. It does so by providing a nuanced assessment of Pike and his actions within the larger context of American imperial ambition in the time of Jefferson.
Pike’s accomplishments as an explorer and mapmaker and as a soldier during the War of 1812 has been tainted by his alleged connection to Aaron Burr’s conspiracy to separate the trans-Appalachian region from the United States. For two hundred years historians have debated whether Pike was an explorer or a spy, whether he knew about the Burr Conspiracy or was just a loyal foot soldier. This book moves beyond that controversy to offer new scholarly perspectives on Pike’s career.
The essayists—all prominent historians of the American West—examine Pike’s expeditions and writings, which provided an image of the Southwest that would shape American culture for decades. John Logan Allen explores Pike’s contributions to science and cartography; James P. Ronda and Leo E. Oliva address his relationships with Native peoples and Spanish officials; Jay H. Buckley chronicles Pike’s life and compares Pike to other Jeffersonian explorers; Jared Orsi discusses the impact of his expeditions on the environment; and William E. Foley examines his role in Burr’sconspiracy. Together the essays assess Pike’s accomplishments and shortcomings as an explorer, soldier, empire builder, and family man.
Pike’s 1810 journals and maps gave Americans an important glimpse of the headwaters of the Mississippi and the southwestern borderlands, and his account of the opportunities for trade between the Mississippi Valley and New Mexico offered a blueprint for the Santa Fe Trail. This volume is the first in more than a generation to offer new scholarly perspectives on the career of an overlooked figure in the opening of the American West."
In 1861, a group of hardy pioneers ascended the "Provo Bench" that overlooks Utah Lake. With drea... more In 1861, a group of hardy pioneers ascended the "Provo Bench" that overlooks Utah Lake. With dreams of fruit orchards and vegetable fields, they uprooted the sagebrush, dug irrigation canals, and planted crops. These farms were successful, and they helped transform Orem into a dynamic community by the time the railroad arrived. The produce was boxed and shipped across Utah on the Orem Line, and the Provo/Orem area earned the nickname "Garden City of Utah." Incorporated in 1919, Orem was transformed again during World War II when the U.S. government constructed Geneva Steel Mill on the shores of Utah Lake. Blue collar workers joined farmers and ranchers in building a city. Orem supports higher education and is home to Utah Valley University. Although malls and subdivisions have replaced many of the orchards and the steel mill has closed, Orem remains rooted in its past while growing towards its future.
For three decades following the expedition with Meriwether Lewis for which he is best known, Will... more For three decades following the expedition with Meriwether Lewis for which he is best known, William Clark forged a meritorious public career that contributed even more to the opening of the West: from 1807 to 1838 he served as the U.S. government s most important representative to western Indians. This biography focuses on Clark's tenure as Indian agent, territorial governor, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis.
Drawing on treaty documents and Clark's voluminous papers, Jay H. Buckley analyzes apparent contradictions in Clark's relationship with Indians, fellow bureaucrats, and frontier entrepreneurs. He examines the choices Clark and his contemporaries made in formulating and implementing Indian policies and explores how Clark's paternalism as a slaveholder influenced his approach to dealing with Indians. Buckley also reveals the ambiguities and cross-purposes of Clark's policy making and his responses to such hostilities as the Black Hawk War.
William Clark: Indian Diplomat is the complex story of a sometimes sentimental, yet always pragmatic, imperialist. Buckley gives us a flawed but human hero who, in the realm of Indian affairs, had few equals among American diplomats.
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis's death a suicide, an accident... more For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis's death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this volume follow the format of a postmortem court trial, dissecting the case from different perspectives. A documents section permits readers to examine the key written evidence for themselves and reach their own conclusions.
About the Authors: John D. W. Guice is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi. James J. Holmberg is Curator of Special Collections for the Filson Historical Society. Jay H. Buckley is Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University.
Dissertation, Department of History, University of Nebraska. 2001.
Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints, 2023
Buckley, Jay H., and Joshua Rust. “Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints.” Journal of Mo... more Buckley, Jay H., and Joshua Rust. “Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints.” Journal of Mormon History 49, no. 2 (April 2023): 129-42. https://doi.org/10.5406/24736031.49.2.09
“Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woman’s Birth, Life, and Death., 2023
Burgess, Maren, and Jay H. Buckley. “Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woma... more Burgess, Maren, and Jay H. Buckley. “Seeking Sacagawea: A Comparison of the Accounts of Bird Woman’s Birth, Life, and Death." We Proceeded On 49, no. 3 (August 2023): 4-30, 54-55.
We Proceeded On, 2023
Reber, Deveney, and Jay H. Buckley. “Forgotten Brother Reuben Lewis: Missouri River Fur Trader an... more Reber, Deveney, and Jay H. Buckley. “Forgotten Brother Reuben Lewis: Missouri River Fur Trader and Indian Agent for the Arkansas Cherokees.” We Proceeded On 49, no. 1 (February 2023): 20-50. Equal Author. # BYU undergraduate Deveney Rebe
Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal , 2022
Buckley, Jay H., and Nathan Benavidez. “Mountain Men Reveal Yellowstone: Observations of Daniel P... more Buckley, Jay H., and Nathan Benavidez. “Mountain Men Reveal Yellowstone: Observations of Daniel Potts, Warren Ferris, and Osborne Russell in the 1820s and 1830s.” Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal 16 (2022): 92-127. ISBN: 978-0-9855361-0-2 Equal Author. # BYU undergraduate Nathan Benavidez
We Proceeded On, 2021
Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunte... more Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 2].” We Proceeded On 47, no. 1 (February 2021): 12-22.
We Proceeded On, 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunte... more Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1].” We Proceeded On 46, no. 3 (August 2020): 10-21.
We Proceeded On, 2020
“Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Ze... more “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1].” We Proceeded On 46, no. 3 (August 2020): 10-21.
Pioneer , 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “Orem [Utah]: Pioneering on the Provo Bench.” Pioneer 67, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 44-5... more Buckley, Jay H. “Orem [Utah]: Pioneering on the Provo Bench.” Pioneer 67, no. 3 (Fall 2020): 44-56. https://www.sup1847.com/pioneer-magazine ISSN:0554-1840
We Proceeded On, 2020
Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Fur Trade, and Indian Affairs,” We Proceeded On 36, no. 4 (No... more Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Fur Trade, and Indian Affairs,” We Proceeded On 36, no. 4 (November 2020): 14-30.
Journal of Mormon History, 2020
Webb, Ashley Anderson, and Jay H. Buckley. “Mormon Women Connected Suffrage Directly to Joseph Sm... more Webb, Ashley Anderson, and Jay H. Buckley. “Mormon Women Connected Suffrage Directly to Joseph Smith’s First Vision and the Restoration of the Gospel: Reflections from the 1920 Relief Society Magazine.” Journal of Mormon History 46, no. 4 (October 2020): 130-38.
We Proceeded On, 2019
Sturdevant, Dan and Jay H. Buckley, “Spanish Attempts to Apprehend Lewis and Clark.” We Proceeded... more Sturdevant, Dan and Jay H. Buckley, “Spanish Attempts to Apprehend Lewis and Clark.” We Proceeded On 45, no. 1 (February 2019): 18-25.
Buckley, Jay H. “William H. Ashley’s Newly Discovered 1826 Fur Trade Journal.” Rocky Mountain Fur... more Buckley, Jay H. “William H. Ashley’s Newly Discovered 1826 Fur Trade Journal.” Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal 8 (2014): 1-13. * LeRoy S. Axland Award Finalist, Utah State Division of History Buckley, Jay H., and Andrew W. Hawn. “Ashley’s 1826 Journal and Transcript.” Introduction to transcription by Andrew W. Hahn. Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal 8 (2014): 14-61. Equal Co-Editor * LeRoy S. Axland Award Finalist, Utah State Division of History
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William H. Ashley’s Newly Discovered 1826 Fur Trade Journal
Describes how the diary was found and eventually made its way into the archives of the Campbell House Museum in St. Louis Museum. Includes the complete diary with transcriptions. By Dr. Jay H. Buckley
Buckley, Jay H. “‘Good News’ at the Cape of Good Hope: Early LDS Missionary Activities in South A... more Buckley, Jay H. “‘Good News’ at the Cape of Good Hope: Early LDS Missionary Activities in South Africa.” In Go Ye Into All the World: The Growth and Development of Mormon Missionary Work. Edited by Reid L. Neilson and Fred E. Woods, 471-502. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780842528214; 0842528210
“‘Good News’ at the Cape of Good Hope: Early LDS Missionary Activities in South Africa.” In Go Ye Into All the World: The Growth and Development of Mormon Missionary Work. Reid L. Neilson and Fred E. Woods, eds., 471-502. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780842528214; 0842528210
BY JAY H. BUCKLEY N ext to grizzly bears and Mother Nature, the most feared enemy of American fur... more BY JAY H. BUCKLEY N ext to grizzly bears and Mother Nature, the most feared enemy of American fur trappers traveling along the upper Missouri River were the Niitsitapi or Blackfeet, the "Original People" or "Prairie People."' The Blackfeet Confederacy comprised the dominant military power on the northwestern plains. Blackfeet sought to maintain their hegemony by preventing American traders and trappers from trading with and strengthening the Shoshones, Crows, Flatheads (Salish), and Nez Perces. They accomplished this by harassing and attacking American trappers and stealing their horses and furs. Buckley, Jay H. “Short Tempers and Long Knives: Hostilities between the Blackfeet Confederacy and American Fur Trappers from 1806 to 1840.” We Proceeded On 39, no. 2 (May 2013): 8-18.
doubled the size of America. Clark was instrumental in exploring this new territory, negotiating ... more doubled the size of America. Clark was instrumental in exploring this new territory, negotiating with its original inhabitants, encouraging American settlement, and establishing his home in St. Louis where he lived the remainder of his life.' As Territorial Governor of Missouri, Clark played a vital role helping to create the State of Missouri, which joined the union on August 10, 1821, as the twentyfourth state. By Clark's death in 1838, thirteen new states had joined the original thirteen, doubling the number of states in the Union. Clark's encounters and interactions with family and friends, Indian Nations, and the lands and rivers of the trans-Appalachian and trans-Mississippi West represent the driving factors that influenced and sustained him. He often looked for examples in the East to solve problems he encountered in the West. Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark: Reflections on His Interactions with Family, Native Nations, and Landscapes.” We Proceeded On 39, no. 2 (May 2013): 25-34.
Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Southern Plains Fur Trade, and the Santa Fe Trail.” Proceedin... more Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Southern Plains Fur Trade, and the Santa Fe Trail.” Proceedings of the 2015 Fur Trade Symposium, Bents Fort and the Southern Fur Trade (La Junta, CO/Denver, CO: Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site/National Park Service Denver, 2017): 82-111. ISBN: 978-0-692-79888-1
We Proceeded On, 2017
Buckley, Jay H. "William Clark's Impossible Task: The Sentimental Imperialist and the War of 1812... more Buckley, Jay H. "William Clark's Impossible Task: The Sentimental Imperialist and the War of 1812." We Proceeded On 43, no. 4 (November 2017): 8-22.
Choice Reviews Online, 2015
Editor's Foreword Preface Maps Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Bibliography About the ... more Editor's Foreword Preface Maps Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Bibliography About the Author
Robert Campbell's story has finally been told. Although at least three theses and one dissertatio... more Robert Campbell's story has finally been told. Although at least three theses and one dissertation covering some aspect or period of his life (1804-1879) do exist, William Nester has now rendered an excellent full-dress biography of this Rocky Mountain entrepreneur, St. Louis businessman, and Indian commissioner
Historian, 2018
Agency has long been a central concern of historians of Africa. Past studies of agricultural inno... more Agency has long been a central concern of historians of Africa. Past studies of agricultural innovations, labor unrest, and "informal" trade have allowed us to see African peoples not as passive economic actors but as empowered producers who pursued their own aims amid the imposition of exploitative colonial economies. Few studies, however, have examined African consumerism or the ways in which the creation of African consumer cultures was more than a byproduct of colonial or global capitalism. In Market Encounters: Consumer Cultures in Twentieth-Century Ghana, Bianca Murillo offers a stimulating corrective to this imbalance. Presented as an "attempt to explore the multitude of relationships that shaped Ghana's economic reality and structured capitalist exchange" in the British colony of the Gold Coast turned independent nation of Ghana (1957), her book deploys archival and oral sources to explore "the complex social terrains that made the buying and selling of goods in modern Ghana possible" (6). Proposing an African-centered rethinking of consumption studies-a field focused predominantly on consumer choice, demand, and desire-Murillo argues that Ghana's consumer culture was driven not by things, but by social relationships and everyday contests over access to goods, distribution channels, and commercial spaces. The result is a rich foray into how social interactions, local beliefs, and public sentiment influenced twentieth-century Ghanaians' experiences with the global market. Comprised of five crisply-written chapters that progress chronologically but focus on individual case studies, as well as a brief afterword, Market Encounters is noteworthy for being one of the first book-length histories of African consumer culture. But the book warrants wide attention for other reasons. One is Murillo's use of consumer politics as an analytical tool for "peel[ing] back complex layers of meaning" behind wider historical events (163). The fruits of her approach are obvious in her discussions of the creation of the colonial economy (chapters 1-2) and the shifting (and oftentimes disastrous) economic ideologies that followed independence (chapters 3-5), which she recasts not as mere top-down initiatives, but as processes influenced by ordinary Ghanaian men and women. But her analytical tack proves equally insightful about political matters, unveiling how public concerns about economic injustice and the ethics of accumulation were formative to the 1948 Accra Riots and the 1966 military coup that overthrew Kwame Nkrumah. Attending to consumer politics, she reveals, can do much to enrich our general understanding of modern Africa. Another of Murillo's innovative methods is her work in corporate archives: repositories that she insists have "untapped" potential for social and cultural history (22). Showing that corporate records can be used to interrogate on-the-ground power struggles as well as racial and gendered tensions, she provides historians with a new means of uncovering colonial and post-colonial histories, particularly for time periods and places for which few official archival records currently exist. All told, Market Encounters is a highly informative and thought-provoking book that admirably probes the intersections of social worlds and economic processes. It deserves careful attention from students and scholars alike.
Few western figures have received the attention George Armstrong Custer has. Since his death in 1... more Few western figures have received the attention George Armstrong Custer has. Since his death in 1876, his name and fame have alternately been attacked and defended by writers. Using a variety of primary and secondary sources, Louis Kraft\u27s recent monograph falls into the latter camp. As Volume Five of the Custer Trail Series, Custer and the Cheyennes incorporates alternating points-of-view of both whites and natives, using extensive quotes to let the actors speak for themselves. In this manner, Kraft presents a chronological narrative of Custer\u27s frontier beginnings on the Southern Plains of Kansas, Texas, and Indian Territory (Oklahoma) against the Tsistsistas (Southern Cheyennes). In addition to containing informative footnotes and bibliography, the book is handsomely designed with photos, art work, and maps. The price, however, may deter all but the most ardent Custerophiles. Kraft centers his discussion on General Philip Sheridan\u27s use of total warfare against Indian na...
The relationship of Indian tribes to the federal government constitutes a legal maze since federa... more The relationship of Indian tribes to the federal government constitutes a legal maze since federal Indian law is embodied in a vast array of Congressional Acts, treaties and agreements, executive orders, rulings, conventions, and judicial opinions. Charles Kappler\u27s Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties has been a standard reference for important documents relating to American Indian diplomacy. In their impressive two-volume set, part of the Legal History of North America series, Deloria and DeMallie have reproduced hundreds of treaties and agreements made by Indian nations that are unavailable in Kappler. Volume one\u27s twelve chapters range from the Pre-Revolutionary War period to the end of treaty-making in 1871. When treaty-making was officially suspended, the process continued, and treaties were renamed as conventions or agreements. These documents were ratified in statute by both houses of Congress and sometimes altered without further consultation with the Indian nations. Rec...
William Fairholme (1819-1868), a twenty-year-old Lieutenant of the British army, and six fellow o... more William Fairholme (1819-1868), a twenty-year-old Lieutenant of the British army, and six fellow officers shared a sporting expedition to hunt buffalo on the Kansas Plains in the summer and fall of 1840. They made one of only five parties to travel the Santa Fe Trail that year, its lowest incidence between 1822 and 1843. Fairholme\u27s journal, therefore, provides an important record of the Great Plains for the year 1840 from a British officer\u27s perspective, particularly in its vivid descriptions of cities and towns between lower Canada and the Missouri settlements. Fairholme tells us a lot about traveling in the 1840s. Not only did his party use the commercial route of the Santa Fe trail, but also traveled by boat, stage, carriage, horseback, and steamboat, experiencing no conflicts with Indian tribes along the way. These gentleman of leisure were not on an intelligence-gathering mission for their government, a government concerned about joint-occupation of the Oregon Country, bu...
Western Historical Quarterly, 2009
Journal of American History, 2012
Following the Lewis and Clark expedition\u27s return in 1806, almost a decade passed before the f... more Following the Lewis and Clark expedition\u27s return in 1806, almost a decade passed before the first official record of their journey was published by Nicholas Biddle and James Allen in 1814. Two hundred years later Gary E. Moulton\u27s definitive thirteen-volume editing of the journals was completed. In the past two centuries dozens of books and thousands of articles have explored various aspects of the Corps of Discovery and its participants. Dozens of biographies have chronicled the lives of Meriwether Lewis, George Drouillard, York, and, especially, Sacagawea. Amazingly, William Clark has received little notice. One important exception was Jerome O. Steffen\u27s 1977 thematic treatise on Clark as a Jeffersonian man on the American frontier. Though ignored for years, several studies have been or soon will be published, including James J. Holmberg\u27s editing of almost fifty of William Clark\u27s letters to his brother Jonathan Clark in Dear Brother (2002). William Foley and Lan...
The Western Historical Quarterly, 2013
The goal of encyclopedias is to make knowledge readily and objectively available to a wide audien... more The goal of encyclopedias is to make knowledge readily and objectively available to a wide audience. Generally massive undertakings requiring a number of years to complete, they succeed or fail depending not only on accuracy but on their flexibility as reference works to interest a wide range of audiences, both as stopping or starting points for research. Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod, no strangers to undertaking large projects such as biographical dictionaries, have compiled an excellent Encyclopedia of the American West. Joining Howard W. Lamar\u27s masterful Reader\u27s Encyclopedia of the American West (1977), now available in a revised edition (1998), the Encyclopedia of the American West is a major comprehensive reference work on the West. Relying on an editorial board that included public historians Gerald George and B. Byron Price, and scholars Peggy Pascoe, Martin Ridge, Hal Rothman, Vicky L. Ruiz, and Robert M. Utley, its editors also employed the expertise of nearly f...
Canadian Journal of History, 2010
Journal of the Early Republic
BYU Studies Quarterly, 2017
Canadian Historical Review, 2014
BYU Studies Quarterly, 2018
Utah historical quarterly, Jul 1, 2004
Agricultural History, Oct 1, 2009
Utah historical quarterly, Oct 1, 2012
Journal of Mormon History, 2023
Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints Jay H. Buckley; Joshua Rust Journal of Mormon H... more Eli and Susannah Wiggill: South African Saints
Jay H. Buckley; Joshua Rust
Journal of Mormon History (2023) 49 (2): 129–142.
https://doi.org/10.5406/24736031.49.2.09
Eli Wiggill's story of migration from Gloucester, England, to South Africa and then to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, epitomizes an inspiring and informative example of the gathering of the Saints to Zion in the mid-nineteenth century. Eli and his wife, Susannah Bentley Wiggill, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa while Eli served as a Methodist missionary. Both became stalwart members following their conversion. Eli and Susannah Wiggill's faithful dedication affected the lives of hundreds of South African Saints. This essay adds to scholarship about Eli and Susannah Wiggill's immigration from England to South Africa, their conversion to the restored gospel, their missionary labors, their role in congregation formation and leadership, and their efforts to gather to Zion while building up and strengthening communities of South African Saints during the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s.
The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, 2004
The Journal of American Culture, 2007
This informative and thought-provoking work analyzes the early commemorations of the Lewis and Cl... more This informative and thought-provoking work analyzes the early commemorations of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the origins of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Neither a guidebook nor an administrative or institutional history of the agencies or organizations involved, this work is concerned with the interpretation and historical meanings of the expedition within the national ethos and how these have changed over time. Wallace Lewis identifies the factors that contributed to the reinterpretation, resurgence of popularity, and amplification of the importance of the expedition. These included the erection of monuments and statues, the publication of various editions of the expedition journals, painstaking efforts to locate the historical route by historians, promoters, and trail buffs, reconstruction of Forts Mandan and Clatsop, and, most important, automobile access that enabled people to follow the trail. Lewis\u27s central thesis asserts that modern-day travelers tr...
Western Historical Quarterly, 2017