Heber C. Kimball was Mormonism's most colorful leader and a major force in shaping, sustaining, and spreading the Mormon faith. Only Joseph Smith and Brigham Young wielded as much authority or had as much influence during the first four decades of the Mormon church. This is the first comprehensive and objective biography of Kimball since 1888. Stanley B. Kimball, Heber's great-great-grandson, shows us the man in all of his many dimensions---missionary, pioneer, preacher, politician, farmer, father, and husband.

"Superb! This is a superior biography, based almost entirely on manuscript sources, few of which have been used or even examined by other scholars. It is new, it is fresh, it is fast-moving, it has the ring of truth, there is little editorializing, and it is written with economy, clarity, and balance." -- Leonard J. Arrington, author of Brigham Young: American Moses
     
 

Historic Sites and Markers
  is an indispensable guide for travelers who wish to retrace the various frontier
  routes taken by the Mormons and other pioneers in their treks westward. Traversing
  fifteen states from New York to California, Stanley Kimball presents some of
  America's most famous trails--the Mormon, the Oregon-California, the Santa Fe,
  the Overland, and many others--and describes important points of interest, including
  forts, trail centers, and museums.
"An important contribution
  to the history of the West and perhaps the most comprehensive mile-by-mile guide
  to trail markers and historical sites ever prepared."
  -- Brigham D. Madsen, author of The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear
  River Massacre