| Description |
xvi, 522 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-509). |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [500]-509) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. "A portly, frank, good-natured ... man" -- Boyhood in Vermont and New York -- Conversion and commitment -- Arden disciple, 1832-1834 -- Apostle -- The Missouri interlude -- The British mission -- Nauvoo -- City of Joseph -- The pioneer trek to the Great Basin -- To Zion, 1848 -- The colonizer president -- President of the Church -- Indians : friendship and caution -- Governor of Utah -- The "invasion" of Utah -- Babylon wars : Zion grows -- Governor and counselor -- Public image and private reality -- Protecting the Kingdom -- Responding to the challenges of the 1870s -- The last year -- Epilogue. Beyond eulogy : the legacy of Brigham Young. |
| Subject |
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Presidents -- Biography.
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Mormon Church -- Presidents -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780345803214 |
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0345803213 |
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