Download or read book Powderkeg written by Leo V. Gordon and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1857, an army of 3,000 men left Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on an epic forced march that would take them 1,200 miles to the Utah Territory and Salt Lake City--on a punitive expedition against rebellious Mormon settlers led by territorial governor Brigham Young. A tale of high adventure and political intrigue.