- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: Agreka Books (July 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1888106859
- ISBN-13: 978-1888106855
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 18.3 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,028,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Eldorado is being invaded by polygamists from Colorado City. Texas "outsiders" unfamiliar with what they do and how they do it are aggressively seeking information about the group. And they should . . . The public needs to know how the one-man dictatorship developed and how maniacal Warren Jeffs rules today. He and his lieutenants are highly skilled and articulate business men who have mastered the art of deception and therefore pose a threat to any community they inhabit. Colorado City historian Benjamin Bistline's first deeply documented book, The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona was written to present the truth of the beginnings of the group and its original religious doctrine. Over the years, that doctrine has been verbally "rewritten" by religious leaders to support their claim of God's approval of their one-man tyrannical dictatorship. For "outsiders" to whom Colorado City and polygamy are new, the first book was overwhelming with deep documentation. So we offer you this book, condensed, simplified, and easy to follow. People across America are asking how it is that girls as young as thirteen can be forced to marry, and not even to young men but old men; and how it is that women are treated as chattel and belong not to themselves or their husband, but to the Priesthood; and how it is that wives and children can suddenly be reassigned to a "more obedient" man; and how it is that teenage boys are cast out so older men can have more wives. And finally, how is it that tax dollars of American citizens are not only supporting many large polygamist families, but helping their communities expand. Polygamy abuses in America remain in the public eye thanks to Oprah, CNN, ABC Primetime, A&E Television and other media sources, including newspapers The Salt Lake Tribune, The Spectrum of St. George, Utah, The Phoenix New Times, The Arizona Republic, and the Deseret Morning News. With polygamists setting up an enclave in Texas, The Eldorado Success, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, and others are working to make their citizens aware.
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For "outsiders" to whom Colorado City and all its issues are new, Ben’s first book The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona, was overwhelming with deep documentation. So we offer you this book, condensed, simplified, and easy to understand.
As a publisher, we believe the public needs to know how all this developed, what methods were used and by whom, and for what purpose.
Americans are asking: How is such a society allowed to exist in this country?
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A unique history of a idiosyncratic group, 25 Sep 2006
By Dennis A. Lowrey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider (Paperback)
Ben Bistline's history of the First Ward of Colorado City is unique excursion into a secretive group dedicated to a non-mainstream set of beliefs and practice. The Colorado City Polygamists is the shorter version of this history and is more suited to the general (and in particular) non-LDS reader. While a background in restorationist religious history is useful it is not essential to enjoying this insider view of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (or FLDS). The book is full of names and events of the 20th century development of a utopian group dedicated to a practice now shunned by the mainstream LDS church. For a student of American utopian experiments this story has the typical and sad end of most American experiments in group living with the rise of charismatic and erratic leader leading the people into the wilderness in the nominal pursuit of purity and truth. Do not look for sensational from this book but a respectful yet tough telling of the inside religious story of a eccentric group of American utopians.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Interesting, 21 Sep 2007
By Korin Adamson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider (Paperback)
This is a very interesting book which helps explain why the polygamists believe what the do. It would have been helpful if there was a guide that stated the various peoples names and who they are.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Lots of Info, but terminally boring!, 17 Sep 2008
By professor s "vsims68" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider (Paperback)
If you are researching an academic paper on polygamy, this would be a good resource. However, if you are interested in the stories of polygamists as in "Escape," "Stolen Innocence," or "Daughter of the Saints," you should bypass this book. It is just a compilation of dry statistics.
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