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The Work and the Glory II: American Zion

  • October 2005
  • 1hr

    40mins

  • Drama
  • Western
  • Directed by

    Sterling Van Wagenen,

    Starring

    Sam Hennings,

    Brenda Strong,

    Eric Johnson,

    Alexander Carroll

    ...

    "The Work and The Glory: American Zion" sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation. "The Work and the Glory: American Zion" unearths the story of the passion behind the movement which eventually launched the largest American migration and the colonization of the West: the vision of a promised land in America.