The last called Mormon colony polygamy, kinship, and wealth in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin / John Gary Maxwell.
| Author/creator | Maxwell, John Gary, 1933- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2022] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A Primer on Latter-Day Saint polygamy -- Idealists among the pragmatists -- The Big Horn Basin as frontier -- Dispossession and Elimination -- Penury, depression, and overpopulation -- Five Woodruff men -- Whether "called" or volunteered, plans and progress follow -- Treks, trials, and finances -- Promises and accomplishments -- An Innocent in the Big Horn Basin? -- Polygamy among the colonists and its residual -- A Platform for polygamy's survival. |
| Abstract | "In this manuscript, historian John Gary Maxwell explores the unique history of a Mormon colony founded in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin in 1900. Those who founded and settled the colony were seeking refuge from anti- polygamy laws and sentiments that for almost twenty years had dominated Utah culture and politics. Many in the colony's leadership were the sons of influential members of the church hierarchy, including Abraham Owen Woodruff, son of church president Wilford Woodruff"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021042444 |
| ISBN | 9781647690588 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781647690595 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |