Mormon pioneer Hannah Last Cornaby crossed the Atlantic in 1853 with her husband and child in the ship Ellen Maria. She crossed the plains in Cyrus Wheelock’s company. Here is an excerpt from her poem, “Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.” And ere we thought the word was given, that all on board must be,The ropes were loosed, the sails were spread, and we put out to sea. E’en now, tho’ twenty years have past, I live that time again,But how...
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