- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (1 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312372485
- ISBN-13: 978-0312372484
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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“A gripping and chilling tale . . . A solid account that will both fascinate and horrify.”
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As the head of the fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in isolated southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. His rule was utterly tyrannical. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives, many of whom were his father's widows. Television, radio, and newspapers were shunned, creating an isolated community where polygamy was prized above all else.But in 2007, Jeffs was convicted of rape as an accomplice for his role in coercing a fourteen year old girl to marry her nineteen year old first cousin. After a two-year manhunt that landed him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, Jeff's reign was forcefully ended. "When Men Became Gods" traces the rise and fall, offering new revelations into the nearly impenetrable world of the FLDS, a place of 19th century attire, inbreeding, and eerie seclusion, providing readers with a rare glimpse into a tradition that's nearly a century old, but that's only now beginning to gain wide exposure.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book certainly makes for interesting reading. I have read a few books on the FLDS and this one is not bad. While I did not agree with some of the author's opinions and assumptions, I thought the book was well written. I enjoyed reading the perspectives of the people that surround the community, such as the non FLDS police officers, investigators, lawyers, community support workers etc. However, if you are wanting the story of someone who has left a polygamous society, then Caroline Jessop's and Elissa Wall's books would be more appropriate.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is well worth reading. It complements Jon Krakauer's book very well, and tells the story of the victims of Warren Jeffs. If anyone is interested in the HBO series "Big Love" then they could do worse than read this book first.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is collection of little bit of this and little bit of that, no real plot or storyline there. It does not offer any new information about FLDS. The book is really judgemental and writer seems to be without any critical journalistic skills. Over all, the book has been written from outsiders point of view; an outsider with only fragments of information, mostly same stuff you can read online for free.
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