Last Ride to Carthage (Old Charlie and the Prophet) - Softcover

Gibbons, Daniel Bay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990638758 ISBN 13: 9780990638759

Publisher: Sixteen Stones Press, 2015

Synopsis

The story of the Prophet's last journey to Carthage and the horse that carried him. A deeply moving ride through Mormon history. Tells the story of the martyrdom from the viewpoint of absolute innocence. One of the lowliest figures in Mormon history, the black stallion named Old Charlie was Joseph Smith's favorite riding horse. With Joseph and Emma from the early 1830's in Kirtland through the martyrdom in the Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844, Charlie was an eyewitness to early Church history. Last Ride to Carthage is an unforgettable ride through the backdrop of sweeping historical events. WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT LAST RIDE TO CARTHAGE "It captured my imagination from the beginning." "The words take you through Mormon history in a way history books cannot." "Incredibly moving." "Imaginative-heartwarming-heartbreaking." PRAISE FOR DANIEL BAY GIBBONS ". . . destined to be a great, if not THE great writer of the restoration." G.G. Vandagriff, Whitney-award winning author of The Last Waltz and Exile

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From the Back Cover

Last Ride to CarthagePrelude to the Series Old Charlie and the Prophet.A deeply moving ride through Mormon history.Joseph Smith's favorite riding horse was a black stallion named Old Charlie. One of the lowliest figures in Mormon history, Charlie was an eyewitness to most of the pivotal events in Church history in Kirtland, Far West and Nauvoo. On June 24, 1844, the Prophet rode Charlie on one final, fateful journey from Nauvoo to Carthage. Four days later, Charlie returned home to Nauvoo, pulling a wagon bearing the Prophet's body. Last Ride to Carthage is an unforgettable ride through Church history.WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT LAST RIDE TO CARTHAGE"It captured my imagination from the beginning.""The words take you through Mormon history in a way history books cannot.""Incredibly moving.""Imaginative--heartwarming--heartbreaking."PRAISE FOR DANIEL BAY GIBBONS". . . destined to be a great, if not the great writer of the restoration."G.G. Vandagriff, Whitney-award winning author of The Last Waltz and Exile

About the Author

Daniel Bay Gibbons began writing his first book--an historical novel set in England in the time of the Norman Conquest--at the age of fourteen. Since then, Dan has written constantly, producing several works of fiction as well as volumes of history, biography and inspiration. Through May of 2015 Dan has published nine books. Though he started writing very young, Dan had to wait forty years to pursue his passion full time. He first finished his education, earning degrees in history and law, and pursued his legal career, working for twenty-five years as a trial attorney and judge. In 2011 Dan left the legal profession to serve for three years as an unpaid Mormon mission president in Russia. Dan and his wife, Julie, lived in Novosibirsk, Russia and traveled extensively throughout Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Asia Minor, eventually covering more than 750,000 miles! Upon their return to the U.S. in 2014, Dan and Julie formed a micro-publishing company called Sixteen Stones Press, and are now engaged full-time in a life of writing, editing and publishing. Married for thirty-five years, Dan and Julie have five children and five grandchildren. Dan loves books, reads ancient Greek and speaks German and Russian. He is also a dedicated long distance runner and has completed seven marathons and several half-marathons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sixteen Stones Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0990638758
• ISBN 13: 9780990638759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272