It is a lifestyle that has long been besieged by government and vilified by the general public.
Laymen call it plural marriage.
The law calls it polygamy. And in the eyes of a dubious general public, its practitioners are seen as criminals, cult figures and threats to traditional American values. Polygamy in the Mountain West examines the lifestyles and beliefs of practitioners of plural marriage. Produced by Ken Verdoia , the program explores polygamy's historical, religious, sociological and legal roots. Traveling from Utah to Arizona to Montana, the documentary traces the historical roots of polygamy by drawing on noted historians and scholars to closely examine its growth and practice.