Brigham Young, Colonizer of the American West: Diaries and Office Journals, 1832-1871 Tapa dura -

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Examining Brigham Young's legacy requires an understanding of his raw ambition and religious zeal. A formidable leader in both his church and country, Young's abilities coincided with the colonizing zeitgeist of nineteenth-century America. Thus, by 1877, some 400 Mormon settlements spanned the western frontier from Salt Lake City to outposts in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and California. As prophet of the LDS Church and governor of the proposed State of Deseret, Young led several campaigns for Utah statehood while defending polygamy and local sovereignty. His skillful and authoritarian leadership led historian Bernard de Voto to classify him as an "American… Leer más

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Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2021. Hardcover. New/New. 1296pp. Octavo. Paper covered boards. Illustrated dust jackets. Both volumes housed in a black slip case. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. "Examining Brigham Young's legacy requires an understanding of his raw ambition and religious zeal. A formidable leader in both his church and country, Young's abilities coincided with the colonizing zeitgeist of nineteenth-century America. Thus, by 1877, some four hundred Mormon settlements spanned the Western frontier from Salt Lake City to outposts in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and California. As prophet of the LDS Church and governor of the proposed state of Deseret, Young led several campaigns for Utah statehood while defending polygamy and local sovereignty. His skillful and authoritarian leadership led historian Bernard de Voto to classify him as an "American genius" responsible for turning Joseph Smith's visions "into the seed of life." Young's diaries and journals reveal a man… Leer más

Signature Books, 2021. Hardcover. New. slp edition. 1296 pages. 10.00x6.75x3.25 inches.