A Mormons and polygamy in American political culture, 1852-1890 Talbot, Christine creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. ilu 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource. Explores "the Mormon question," the division between public/private spheres, and the ways that plural marriage was received by the American public. The author argues that the conflict over plural marriage was as much about conceptions of "Americanness" as it was about the practice of plural marriage itself. "That these things might come forth" : early Mormonism and the American Republic -- "We shall then live together as one great family" : Mormonism and the public/private divide -- "More the companion and much less the subordinate" : polygamy and Mormon woman's citizenship -- "The utter destruction of the home circle" : polygamy and the perversion of the private sphere -- "They can not exist in contact with republican institutions" : consent, contract, and citizenship under "polygamic theocracy" -- "The foulest ulcer on the body of our nation" : race, class, and contagion in anti-Mormon literature -- "Suffer a surrender --? no, never!" : the end of plural marriage. Christine Talbot. Includes bibliographical references and index. Polygamy Religious aspects Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History 19th century Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History 19th century Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Controversial literature History and criticism Mormon Church History 19th century RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations BX8643.P63 T35 2013eb 289.3/7309034 Talbot, Christine, author. (DLC) 2013015222 (OCoLC)842307483 9780252095351 (electronic bk.) 0252095359 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=662120 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=662120 N$T 131111 20200709060013.0 ocn862745819 eng