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Brigham Young - by Leonard J Arrington (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Brigham Young comes to life in this superlative biography that presents him as a Mormon leader, a business genius, a family man, a political organizer, and a pioneer of the West.
- About the Author: Leonard J. Arrington wrote several books on Mormon history and the American West, including Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900 (1958) and, co-authored with Davis Bitton, The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints (1979).
- 560 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Religious
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About the Book
Orginally published: New York: Alfred A, Knopf, 1985.Book Synopsis
Brigham Young comes to life in this superlative biography that presents him as a Mormon leader, a business genius, a family man, a political organizer, and a pioneer of the West. Drawing on a vast range of sources, including documents, personal diaries, and private correspondence, Leonard J. Arrington brings Young to life as a towering yet fully human figure, the remarkable captain of his people and his church for thirty years, who combined piety and the pursuit of power to leave an indelible stamp on Mormon society and the culture of the Western frontier. From polygamy to the Mountain Meadows Massacre to the attempted preservation of Young's Great Basin Kingdom, we are given a fresh understanding of the controversies that plagued Young in his contentious relations with the federal government. Brigham Young draws its subject out of the marginal place in history to which the conventional wisdom has assigned him, and sets him squarely in the American mainstream, a figure of abiding influence in our society to this day.From the Back Cover
'Arrington gives readers as good a picture as they are likely to get of the man who assumed leadership of the major part of the Mormon church when Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844.'-R. Laurence Moore, New York Times Book ReviewReview Quotes
"The most objective and authoritative biography of Young. . . . A considerable achievement."
--New York Review of Books "Should bring new understanding and compassion for one of the most misunderstood giants in American history."
--San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle "Arrington pulls no punches. He writes of the successes as well as the failures, the conflicts as well as the compassion. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, polygamy, the United Order and other controversial parts of the story are all discussed, neither underplayed nor sensationalized."
--Deseret News "Represents a significant turning point in Mormon historical scholarship for both Mormons and non-Mormons alike."
--History Book Club Review
About the Author
Leonard J. Arrington wrote several books on Mormon history and the American West, including Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900 (1958) and, co-authored with Davis Bitton, The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints (1979). A regular contributor to many scholarly journals, he received a number of awards. Professor Arrington taught at North Carolina State, UCLA, Utah State University, and as the Lemuel Redd Professor of Western History at Brigham Young University. He served as Director of the History Division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Religious
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 560
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Leonard J Arrington
Language: English
Street Date: June 12, 2012
TCIN: 93195169
UPC: 9780345803214
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-0838
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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