Tracing one family's settler generations to the American West, an epic narrative spans decades and continents. From the establishment of Kirtland, Ohio, to the mass wagon and handcart migration over the Mormon Trail, to the formidable challenges of settling the Utah Territory, Alan and Janet Clark's ancestral stories fill in the landscape between the founding years of Church history through the early settlement of the Mountain West. This book gathers stories and traces these family lineages over time, in an amazing tapestry of family lines which sometimes overlap in surprising ways, with ancestors from different families sharing friends, settlements, and pivotal historical experiences. Highlights include: