American Polygamy
Subtitle: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith
Publisher: The History Press
Published: Jun 03, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781467137522
Description: "Today's Fundamentalist Mormons in the American West resist assimilation like their forefathers. Centered on faith, they survive despite efforts to permanently end their cherished plural family arrangements. While some Fundamentalists like Warren Jeffs go rogue and corrupt their beliefs in heinous crimes, most hold steadfastly to a religion they say is biblical and restored by the first Latter-day Saint prophet, Joseph Smith, in the early 1800s. Mormon historians Craig Foster and Marianne Watson present more than two hundred photos and exlusive insights to explain how an estimated thirty thousand Fundamentalist Mormons still venerate a much-debated legacy - despite its difficult challenges - and persist in living plural marriage"--Back cover.
Notes: Source title: American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith