Jaunita Brooks’ Letters and Legacy
Craig S. Smith has researched extensively and then edited Juanita Brooks’ letters for a recently published book, The Selected Letters of Juanita Brooks. Juanita Brooks, a long-time resident of St. George, is a respected and influential historian of Utah, and particularly southern Utah. As an extraordinary letter writer her letters are a window into her life and priorities in her own voice. Mr. Smith, a retired archaeologist with a continuing interest in archaeology and the history of the West, has contributed historical articles to the Utah Historical Quarterly, BYU Studies, Overland Journal, and the Journal of Mormon History.