The last called Mormon colonization : polygamy, kinship, and wealth in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin /

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"In this manuscript, historian John Gary Maxwell explores the unique history of a Mormon colony founded in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin in 1900. Those who founded and settled the colony were seeking refuge from anti- polygamy laws and sentiments that for almost twenty years had dominated Utah...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maxwell, John Gary, 1933- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2022]
Temas:
Latter Day Saint churches > Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) > History.
Polygamy > Religious aspects > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Polygamie > Aspect religieux > Église de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours.
Colonies
Mormon Church
Polygamy > Religious aspects > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) > History.
Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) > Colonies.
Bighorn, Bassin (Mont. et Wyom.) > Histoire.
Bighorn, Bassin (Mont. et Wyom.) > Colonies.
United States > Bighorn Basin
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In this manuscript, historian John Gary Maxwell explores the unique history of a Mormon colony founded in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin in 1900. Those who founded and settled the colony were seeking refuge from anti- polygamy laws and sentiments that for almost twenty years had dominated Utah culture and politics. Many in the colony's leadership were the sons of influential members of the church hierarchy, including Abraham Owen Woodruff, son of church president Wilford Woodruff"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1647690609
9781647690601

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