Mormons Head West, 1846 Brigham Young’s leadership of the Latter-Day Saints did not lessen anti-Mormon sentiments in Illinois, so in 1846 he led thousands of followers west to Nebraska and then Utah. This wood engraving, published in Paris in 1853, shows Mormons migrating across the Great Plains that winter. The clothing of several makes clear that they are more affluent than many other western pioneers.
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