Autobiography Of Christopher Layton: With An Account Of His Funeral, A Personal Sketch, Etc. And A Genealogical Appendix

by Christopher Layton, John Q. Cannon (Editor)

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332 pages, Hardcover

First published September 10, 2010

Reviews

[Michael]

I admit my bias, since he's my great-great-great grandfather, but he was a remarkable figure who participated in perhaps the greatest infantry march in history, about 1400 miles in 100 days across the American Southwest. This book is largely facts recounted by Christopher in his old age ("we went here, did this," etc.), as he scarcely knew how to write; but there are some memorable passages. For example, Joseph F. Smith called Christoper "a very notable man, a man of strong individuality, and of great physical and mental power and magnetism . . . he was a rare man . . . there were few men really his equal in relation to the management of temporal affairs. He was a vigorous, energetic, clear-minded, conscientious man . . . he was always active; he was always persevering; and he was always pushing and forging ahead for something that would be of vast importance to mankind".