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The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full And Complete History Of The Mormons, From The First Vision Of Joseph Smith To The Last Courtship Of Brigham Young; Including The Story Of The Hand-Cart Emigration - The Mormon War - The Mountain Meadow Massacre - The Reign Of Terror In Utah - The Doctrine Of Human Sacrifice - The Political Domestic - Social, And Theological Influences Of The Saints - The Facts Of Polygamy - The Colonization Of The Rocky Mountains, And The Development Of The Great Mineral Wealth Of The Territory Of Utah T. B. H. STENHOUSE

The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full And Complete History Of The Mormons, From The First Vision Of Joseph Smith To The Last Courtship Of Brigham Young; Including The Story Of The Hand-Cart Emigration - The Mormon War - The Mountain Meadow Massacre - The Reign Of Terror In Utah - The Doctrine Of Human Sacrifice - The Political Domestic - Social, And Theological Influences Of The Saints - The Facts Of Polygamy - The Colonization Of The Rocky Mountains, And The Development Of The Great Mineral Wealth Of The Territory Of Utah

T. B. H. STENHOUSE

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Publication: D Appleton and Company, 1873, New York

First edition. Thick 8vo. Quarter leather and marbled paper over boards, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on the spine, colorfully decorated front and rear endpapers, all edges decorated, xxiv [2], 761 pp., frontispiece. [portrait of Brigham Young], preface, introduction, illustrated, plates. portraits, maps, appendix, index. Nice copy of this important work on Territorial Utah and the history of the Mormon Church by a former member, who was one of the first missionaries in Switzerland and was the editor of the Salt Lake Telegraph. Stenhouse and his wife, Fanny, were both excommunicated for being members of the Godbeites. This book contains one of the earlier accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision, it also offers a critique of the Book of Abraham. Mormon apostate Stenhouse's massive and comprehensive history of life in Utah under Brigham Young. One of the more sensational exposes of Mormonism in the nineteenth century. "The book provides a detailed perspective on the events that shaped the Mormon faith and the people who played a pivotal role in its development. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the early years of the church, the establishment of the Nauvoo Temple, the exodus to Utah, and the challenges faced by the Mormon pioneers. It also explores the controversies surrounding the practice of polygamy and the eventual abandonment of the practice by the church. Includes The Story Of The Hand-Cart Emigrations, The Mormon War, The Mountain-Meadow Massacre, The Reign Of Terror In Utah, The Doctrine Of Human Sacrifice, The Political, Domestic, Social And Theological Influences Of The Saints, The Facts Of Polygamy, The Colonization Of The Rocky Mountains And The Development Of The Great Mineral Wealth Of The Territory Of Utah." "Stenhouse saw the Mormon faith as delusion, not hoax or fraud; he was critical of Smith and Young but did not doubt their sincerity" ... Robert Flanders. Former owner's neat bookplate affixed to the front pastedown sheet, covers lightly rubbed else a near fine, tight, internally clean copy. An exceptional copy.

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