Andrew D. Olsen's guest appearances

Andrew D. Olsen

The Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chat

David Warner

Joseph Smith

Dorothea Lange

Emily Thomas

Wendy Ulrich

Gordon B. Hinckley

Jenny Oaks Baker

Jane Clayson Johnson

Brad Wilcox

Gerald Lund

Mack Wilberg

Dean Hughes

Linda Eyre

Alex Boyé

Greg Anderson

OwlTail

D. Olsen

I just dropped off my 16-year-old pioneer. Except for the burgundy tennis shoes, he looked like he might have stepped right out of the 19th century (including the haircut).  I waved as he shouldered his burlap gunny sack and headed off to meet his "family" for the next three days of pulling a handcart through the Utah Rockies. I wonder what his 4th-great grandparents -- the ones who actually survived crossing half the US on foot -- would think.It's trek season and Latter-day Saint youth around the world are re-enacting the remarkable experiences of the 1856 handcart pioneers.Andrew D. Olsen, author of "The Price We Paid, the Extraordinary Story of the Willie &amp; Martin Handcart Pioneers," shares the stories and people of these best-known handcart companies in the most in-depth and complete retelling of their incredible saga ever published.That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

I just dropped off my 16-year-old pioneer. Except for the burgundy tennis shoes, he looked like he might have stepped right out of the 19th century (including the haircut).  I waved as he shouldered his burlap gunny sack and headed off to meet his "family" for the next three days of pulling a handcart through the Utah Rockies. I wonder what his 4th-great grandparents -- the ones who actually survived crossing half the US on foot -- would <a href="http://think.It" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">think.It</a>'s trek season and Latter-day Saint youth around the world are re-enacting the remarkable experiences of the 1856 handcart pioneers.Andrew D. Olsen, author of "The Price We Paid, the Extraordinary Story of the Willie &amp; Martin Handcart Pioneers," shares the stories and people of these best-known handcart companies in the most in-depth and complete retelling of their incredible saga ever published.That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

The Price We Paid - with Andrew D. Olsen