| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 35.4

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 35.4 | The History Cooperative

Fort Limhi: The Mormon Adventure in Oregon Territory, 1855–1858. By David L. Bigler. Vol. 6, Kingdom in the West: The Mormons and the American Frontier. (Spokane: Arthur H. Clark, 2003. 372 pp. Illustrations, appendixes, notes, bibliography. $39.50.)
Fort Limhi was established on the Salmon River by the Mormons in 1855 with a two-fold purpose: to support a proselytizing mission among the Indians and to establish a presence in the north for any exigency the Mormons might face in the future. Within two years, the Utah Expedition created just such an exigency. If Brigham Young decided to evacuate the Salt Lake Valley and move his followers northward, Fort Limhi would serve as a sanctuary and logistical support base.	1
David Bigler has left no document un-turned in piecing together the three-year story of the Salmon River mission. Written with balance and precision, his monograph provides numerous answers and plausible explanations that have eluded historians through the years. It is a masterful work, certainly worthy of the standard of excellence that editor Will Bagley and publisher Arthur H. Clark have set for the Kingdom in the West Series (to which Bigler himself has previously contributed).	. . .

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