By Sail, Rail, and Trail
The 1860 cross terrain emigration experiences of Norwegian Latter-day Saint Johanna Thomassen
One afternoon in May 1861, as waves lapped against the boat in Copenhagen, Denmark, fifteen-year-old Norwegian Latter-day Saint Johanna Thomassen was waiting for the next stage of her journey to begin. She was about to leave Scandinavia with her mother to travel to Utah in the United States of America, where they could freely live their newfound faith a…
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