Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story
Starring: Narrated by James Smillie
Director: Lee B. Groberg
Manufacturer: Groberg Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000O76WRO
Release Date: 2006-12-18

Product Description

In 1856, two emigrant handcart companies and two wagon trains were caught in the October snows of Wyoming. They left too late from England in their 6,000 mile journey to the Salt Lake Valley. Nearly one fifth of these 1200 pioneers perished in the worst overland migration disaster in American history. The tragedy could have been catastrophic had a rescue effort not been launched immediately upon learning of their plight. Facing a series of blizzards, more than a hundred wagon teams and nearly 300 men were ultimately involved in one of the greatest rescue efforts of 19th Century America.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Touching.......2007-07-13

An amazing and touching story told in a documentary style. I learned many things about these handcart companies that I had not previously known.
Handcart
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    		Handcart
    Starring: Jaelan Petrie , Stephanie Albach , Christopher E. Kendrick , Shannon Skinner (II) , and Gretchen Condie
    Director: Kels Goodman
    Manufacturer: Ampersand Films
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    Release Date: 2004-04-27
    Handcart Pioneers
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      ASIN: B0009K39SG

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      Many saints crossed the American plains with only what could be carried in a handcart. They faced incredible trials and left a powerful legacy that lasts even until today. Witness the challenges of hundreds of European families who, without covered wagons and oxen, embarked on a dangerous trek that led them to join the fellowship of Saints already settled in the Salt Lake valley.
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        		Handcart
        Starring: Candlelight Media
        Manufacturer: Ampersand Films
        ProductGroup: DVD
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        ASIN: 5559791563
        Release Date: 2006-01-17

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