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Turner, John G.,

Brigham Young, pioneer prophet [electronic resource] / John G. Turner. - Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (viii, 500 p.) : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-486) and index.

A new creature -- The tongues of angels -- Acts of the apostles -- New and Everlasting Covenant -- Prophets and pretenders -- Word and will -- A new era of things -- One family -- Go ahead -- The whirlwind -- Let him alone -- The monster in the vale -- The soul and mainspring of the West.

Provides a fully realized portrait of Mormon leader Brigham Young, a colossal figure in American religion, politics, and westward expansion.

ISBN: 9780674067318 (electronic bk.) 0674067312 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Presidents--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mormon Church--Presidents--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX8695.Y7 / T87 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 289.3092