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Martin willie hand cart films production company

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          For the Sesquicentennial of the Willie and Martin handcart journey, tragedy and rescue, Lee Groberg and Heidi Swinton authored the book Sweetwater Rescue.

        1. For the Sesquicentennial of the Willie and Martin handcart journey, tragedy and rescue, Lee Groberg and Heidi Swinton authored the book Sweetwater Rescue.
        2. A new independent film, shot in Utah, that they feel tells more of the story.
        3. Company credits.
        4. Martin Handcart Company.
        5. The Willie Handcart Company treks across America to the Salt Lake Valley, experiencing many trials and deaths, as well as 17 miracles.

          6. Willie and Martin handcart companies

          19th-century U.S. religious migrants

          The Willie and Martin handcart companies were two companies of LDS handcart pioneers that were participating in the migration of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to Salt Lake City, Utah and used handcarts to transport their belongings.[1] The LDS handcart movement began in 1856 and continued until 1860.

          The trek was disastrous for these two companies, which started their journey dangerously late in 1856[2] and were caught by heavy snow and severe temperatures in central Wyoming. Despite a dramatic rescue effort, more than 210 of the 980 pioneers in these two companies died along the way.

          John Chislett, a survivor, wrote, "Many a father pulled his cart, with his little children on it, until the day preceding his death."[3]

          The handcart pioneers, and especially the members of the Willie and Martin companies, have become an important sy