If you are a true-blue Brigham Young fan, how far would you go to prove it? Would you make a 6,000-mile journey on a steamer to Panama, catch another steamer to San Francisco, and then a third one to San Pedro, California only to learn you’d have to make the overland leg to Utah hidden under a wagon-load of merchandise? Thomas L. Kane, Brigham Young’s original super fan, did. It was January 1858, and Thomas’ dear friend Brigham Young desperately needed his help. Brigham was counting on him—Col. Albert Sydney Johnston and his men were stuck in the snow in southwest Wyoming barely surviving on half rations and determined to make it to Salt Lake to teach Brigham and the Mormons a lesson, maybe even hang a few for good measure. But, with a letter from President James Buchanan to force Johnson to make peace and to mediate the conflict, Kane needed to get there ASAP to stop a civil war before the real one started three years later. He and Brigham had become close friends 10 years earlier—Thomas was just about the Mormons’ only friend. You can catch his story and learn about his courageous journey in the novel, MARCHING ON ZION, the story of the Utah War and order it from Amazon (see pg. 1) or get a signed copy from the author ($5 off) by using the coupon below.
Great Friend, Super Fan
