Title: Liberty to the downtrodden
Description: "Thomas L. Kane, a crusader for antislavery, women's rights, and the downtrodden, rose to prominence in his day as the most ardent and persuasive defender of Mormons' religious liberty. Though not a Mormon, Kane sought to defend the much-reviled group from the "Holy War" waged against them by evangelical America. His courageous personal intervention averted a potentially catastrophic bloody conflict between federal troops and Mormon settlers in the now nearly forgotten Utah War of 1857-58"--Jacket.
Subjects: Mormon Church, Social reformers, Relations with Mormons, Mormon pioneers, Utah Expedition (1857-1858), Mormons, Abolitionists, Soldiers, Biography, History, Utah expedition, 1857-1858, Utah, history, Utah Expedition (1857-1858) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008018037, Utah Expedition (1857-1858) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008018037 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n2008018037
Places: United States, Utah, West (U.S.)
People: Thomas Leiper Kane (1822-1883)
Time periods: 19th century