- Paperback: 362 pages
- Publisher: Prometheus Books UK; 3rd edition edition (10 Aug 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0941214796
- ISBN-13: 978-0941214797
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 866,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very well-researched and balanced history of Mormon fundamentalism. As a former polygamist myself, I am impressed with the author's ability to look at all the available information and report it fairly. If I were to have any criticism, it would be that he doesn't sufficiently consider the axes that some of his sources (especially 19th century ones) were grinding -- but perhaps that is because he doesn't seem to have one of his own. Most information on Mormon polygamy is _very_ biased, either in favor or against. This is one book that doesn't lean either way, but just tells the story. And whether "Latter-day Saints" like it or not, there ARE other people who are _NOT_ members of their church, but whose allegiance to the Book of Mormon and to the teachings of Joseph Smith (many now disavowed by the LDS) nevertheless qualifies them to be called "Mormon" -- and the Mormon fundamentalist polygamists are among them!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In spite of one reviewer's comments that there are "no 'Mormons' that practice" polygamy, there are in fact many splinter groups practicing polygamy that refer to themselves as "Mormons." I have checked out many of the author's critical historical references and have found none to be in error from the records. Unfortunately, the LDS Church has made it difficult for researchers to gain access to their historical records of late, so perhaps without books like "Mormon Polygamy: A History," there stands a chance that history will be forgotten, or at least distorted. In this respect, the author has helped us all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I had been looking for an objective overview of Mormon polygamy for some time, as LDS missionaries rarely speak about it openly, so I was very pleased to find this book.
I am very surprised that Mormons consider this book offensive since it clearly reflects what is taught in LDS literature.
Joseph Smith's polygamy is a very well documented fact: he took over 30 wives, some of them already married, originally hiding this to his first wife Emma, and to the whole Church; one wonders why the LDS people are going great lengths to sugarcoat reality.
I f you have an interest in Mormonism, I would also suggest "No Man Knows My History", by Fawn Brodie.
I am very surprised that Mormons consider this book offensive since it clearly reflects what is taught in LDS literature.
Joseph Smith's polygamy is a very well documented fact: he took over 30 wives, some of them already married, originally hiding this to his first wife Emma, and to the whole Church; one wonders why the LDS people are going great lengths to sugarcoat reality.
I f you have an interest in Mormonism, I would also suggest "No Man Knows My History", by Fawn Brodie.
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