Being Different
Stories of Utah's Minorities
(Favorite Readings from the Utah Historical Quarterly)
STANFORD J. LAYTON, EDITOR
Paperback. 256 Pages. / 1-56085-150-3 / $21.95

Ethnic studies can be full of surprises, pathos, and nostalgia, in Utah as elsewhere. In this anthology, fourteen gifted historians consider such issues as the collision of white settlers and Shoshones in northern Utah and the initial trouble with Salt Lake City residents when all-black troops were garrisoned at Forts Douglas and Duchesne.

The Mormon immigration was primarily of Yankee and British stock. Less advertised is the fact that it also included a sizeable number of Scandinavians who lent a distinctive, Old World flavor to the Sanpete area and by Polynesians who adapted their unique culture to the harsh realities of Skull Valley.

Peoples of other religions and nationalities followed with similarly colorful, energetic cultural contributions: the Italians and Greeks of Carbon and Emery Counties and the first Mexicans in and around Salt Lake City. There were short-lived colonizing efforts by Jewish settlers in central Utah and Japanese in Wasatch County.

In writing about and memorializing significant events surrounding immigrants' lives and the day-to-day perseverance of pioneers of all nationalities, the fourteen contributors to this anthology offer fascinating details and unforgettable stories.

Stanford J. Layton (Ph.D., University of Utah), is managing editor of the Utah Historical Quarterly and an adjunct professor of history at Weber State University. He is the author of To No Privileged Class: The Rationalization of Homesteading and Rural Life in the Early 20th Century American West. He has contributed to several anthologies, including Worth Their Salt: Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah and the Utah History Encyclopedia.

Contributors:
Michael J. Clark, Cal State Hayward; Everett L. Cooley, University of Utah retired; Steven J. Crum, UC Davis; John W. Heaton, University of Alaska; Claire Noall, professional photographer and writer, deceased; Philip Notarianni, University of Utah; Tracey Panek, professional researcher and archivist; Helen Papanikolas, professional writer; Irene Stoof Pearmain, whose personal reminiscence is included; Sandra C. Taylor, University of Utah; Richard O. Ulibarri, Weber State University; William A. Wilson, Utah State University, retired; and Albert Winkler, Brigham Young University.