The True Tales of Polygamy Fiction | William A. MacKinnon and Kenneth L. Alford, eds., Fact, Fiction, and Polygamy: A Tale of Utah War Intrigue,1857–1858: A. G. Browne’s The Ward of the Three Guardians
A woman unhappily married to a polygamist. A girl trapped in Utah, separated from her father, likely soon to be sealed to a hoary elder. A gentile-accompanied flight to safety.
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Historic Sites Holy Envy Sara M. Patterson, Pioneers in the Attic: Place and Memory Along the Mormon Trail
When it comes to sacred places, I feel considerable holy envy toward the Latter-day Saints. Their sacred sites stretch across the continent, from Vermont to California. Mormons can visit their founding prophet’s birthplace, the grove…
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Loyal Follower, Bold Preacher | Terryl L. Givens and Matthew J. Grow, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism
In May 1857, a jilted husband finally found the man who had taken his wife. After tracking him to western Arkansas, he organized a posse to cut off his escape, followed him into a thicket of trees, pulled him from his horse, and stabbed him repeatedly near his heart. Hector McLean left to fetch a gun, returned, and fatally shot Mormon apostle Parley P. Pratt in the neck.
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