Mormon Polygamy: A HistorySignature Books, 1986 - 307 Seiten In this comprehensive survey of Mormon Polygamy, Richard Van Wagoner details, with precision and detachment, the tumultuous reaction among insiders and outsiders to plural marriage. In an honest, methodical way, he traces the origins, the peculiarities common to the midwestern and later Utah periods, and post-1890 new marriages. Drawing heavily on first-hand accounts, he outlines the theological underpinnings and the personal trauma associated with this lifestyle. What emerges is a portrait that neither discounts nor exaggerates the historical evidence. He presents polygamy in context, neither condemning nor defending, while relevant contemporary accounts are treated sympathetically but interpreted critically. No period of Mormon history is emphasized over another. The result is a systematic view that is unavailable in studies of isolated periods or in the repetitions of folklore that only disguise the reality of what polygamy was. Scattered throughout the western United States today are an estimated 30,000 fundamentalist Mormons who still live "the principle." They, too, are a part of Joseph Smith's legacy and are included in this study. ... Publisher description. |
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... Badger was keenly aware of the church's predicament over the refusal of many leading Mormons to appear in Washington . Badger told Smoot that he was discouraged with church leaders and voiced his opinion that " something must be done ...
... Badger was keenly aware of the church's predicament over the refusal of many leading Mormons to appear in Washington . Badger told Smoot that he was discouraged with church leaders and voiced his opinion that " something must be done ...
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... ( Badger Journal , 18 April 1904 ) . Badger noted in his 12 February 1905 journal that " from all I can learn , if anything is done with Cowley and Taylor , by the leaders of the Church , it will be because they are forced to do something ...
... ( Badger Journal , 18 April 1904 ) . Badger noted in his 12 February 1905 journal that " from all I can learn , if anything is done with Cowley and Taylor , by the leaders of the Church , it will be because they are forced to do something ...
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... Badger noted in a 21 February 1907 letter to his wife that Smoot said " if Taylor and Cowley are brought back and placed in the quorum of the apostles nothing will save us from the wrath of the American people . " Badger agreed : " To ...
... Badger noted in a 21 February 1907 letter to his wife that Smoot said " if Taylor and Cowley are brought back and placed in the quorum of the apostles nothing will save us from the wrath of the American people . " Badger agreed : " To ...
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