This compilation of groundbreaking articles about the handcart migration is selected from over fifty years of LDS scholarship published by BYU Studies. This volume features articles on the Martin company at the Sweetwater; Francis Webster’s testimony regarding the Martin company; weather, disaster and responsibility; and reviews of books about the handcart migration. Contents “Francis Webster: The Unique Story of One Handcart Pioneer's Faith and Sacrifice” by Chad M. Orton “Weather, Disaster, and Responsibility: An Essay on the Willie and Martin Handcart Story” by Howard A. Christy “The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look” by Chad M. Orton Review of Handcarts to Zion by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen, reviewed by S. Lyman Tyler Review of The Journey of the James G. Willie Handcart Company by Gary Duane Long, reviewed by Howard A. Christy Review of Before Zion: An Account of the Seventh Handcart Company by Allen C. Christenson, reviewed by Paul D. Lyman