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Forgotten kingdom

Tells the story of Mormon theocracy in the American West and the men and women on both sides who took part in its fifty-year quarrel with the American republic. According to the preface, this book was written "with a specific audience—new arrivals in Mormon country—in mind, recounting the incredible history that created the singular social conditions that still persist in the Great Basin."

Audience
adult
Length
long · 411 pages

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