{"collection":"mor","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/mor/tfd/index.htm","path":"mor/tfd/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/mor/tfd/index.htm","text":"This is a memoir by a non-Mormon about his experiences in the\nprospecting camps of Utah at the turn of the 19th century.\nIt was donated to sacred-texts by the anonymous volunteer who\ngoes by the name of 'Some Dude'.\nThis is a first-person perspective by an outsider to the then newly\nminted state of Utah, which gives both a sympathetic account of\nthe Mormons, while bringing up some darker aspects about their history.\nHe also presents a stereotypical portrayal of the Native Americans\nof the region.\nAs always, we encourage readers to consider the historical\ncontext in which this book was written,\nas well as retain a critical point of view.","title":"Tenderfoot Days--Index","type":"page"}