40 ways to look at Brigham Young
Subtitle: a new approach to a remarkable man
By: Chad M. Orton and William W. Slaughter.
Contributors: Slaughter, William W., 1952-
Publisher: Deseret Book
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590387863
Subjects: Young, Brigham, -- 1801-1877; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- Presidents -- Biography; Mormon Church -- Presidents -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Forty ways to look at Brigham Young
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A life of quiet desperation : the early years; title: Religious seeker and convert; title: To thunder and roar out the Gospel : Brigham as missionary; title: Brigham Young chronology; title: Faithful friend and devoted disciple : Brigham and Joseph; title: The lion of the Lord; title: Faith : his dominant characteristic; title: In the context of his time; title: The Peterborough experience : Brigham's defining moment; title: Brigham as leader; title: Brother Brigham; title: Brigham on Brigham; title: Brigham as American Moses; title: Brigham holds back the world; title: City planner and colonizer; title: Brigham as (successful) innovator : gathering the poor; title: Governor and superintendent of Indian affairs; title: Brigham as polygamist; title: Brigham Young family; title: Family man; title: Brigham as entrepreneur; title: Brigham at play; title: Brigham as (unsuccessful) innovator : the deseret alphabet; title: A hard spoken New Yorker with a soft side; title: America's bogeyman; title: Fun facts; title: His finest hour : the 1856 rescue of the Stranded Handcart and Wagon Companies; title: His greatest discourse : November 30, 1856; title: The dark cloud : the Mountain Meadows Massacre; title: Trust and loyalty : two strengths and a weakness; title: Brigham welcomes the world; title: Famous of his time; title: Brigham as seen by others; title: Brigham as renaissance man; title: The wisdom of Brigham Young; title: "The object of this existence" : Brigham on education; title: "The earth is the Lord's" : Brigham as steward; title: His enduring monuments : Brigham as temple builder; title: Brigham's final achievement : the 1877 priesthood; title: Reorganization; title: Brigham editorialized and eulogized.