American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith

by Craig L. Foster, Marianne T Watson, Marianne T. Watson

Today's Fundamentalist Mormons in the American West resist assimilation like their forefathers. Centered on faith, they survive despite efforts to permanently end their cherished plural family arrangements. While some Fundamentalists like Warren Jeffs go rogue and corrupt their beliefs in heinous crimes, most hold steadfastly to a religion they say is biblical and restored by the first Latter-day Saint prophet, Joseph Smith, in the early 1800s. Mormon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540239241
• ISBN13: 9781540239242
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"