John Sillito

Professor of Libraries, Weber State University, Ogden, Ut.

The Hinckley Institution | Robert H. Hinckley and JoAnn Jacobsen Wells, “I’d Rather Be Born Lucky Than Rich”: The Autobiography of Robert H. Hinckley

Articles/Essays – Volume 11, No. 4

Robert Hinckley is clearly one of Utah’s most distinguished sons. In a career spanning over a half century, both in Utah and on the national level, he has worn a number of different hats—politician, government…

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The Klan in Utah | Larry R. Gerlach, Blazing Crosses in Zion: The Ku Klux Klan in Utah

Articles/Essays – Volume 17, No. 1

For most of us, mention of the Ku Klux Klan conjures up visions of the Deep South—night riders in white robes, burning crosses, and, as the lyrics of “Strange Fruit,” Billie Holiday’s jazz classic, state,…

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Socialist Saints: Mormons and the Socialist Party in Utah, 1900-20

Articles/Essays – Volume 18, No. 1

In the early years of this century,” observed David A. Shannon, “the Socialist Party of America was a young and virile organization that could not escape notice. Far stronger than any contemporary party on the left,…

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The World of Evangelism | Carol Flake, Redemptorama: Culture, Politics, and the New Evangelicalism

Articles/Essays – Volume 19, No. 4

As Carol Flake observes, 1976 seemed to be “the year of the evangelical” as the media focused its attention on Jimmy Carter, a born-again Christian who taught Sun day School in his small Georgia hometown…

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Life in Zion after Conversion: Hazed or Hailed?: A Mormon Out of Misunderstanding

Articles/Essays – Volume 22, No. 2

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Utah’s Original “”Mr. Republican””: Reed Smoot: Apostle in Politics by Milton R. Merrill

Articles/Essays – Volume 24, No. 3

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Wayward Saints: The Conflict of Opposing Visions: Wayward Saints: The Godbeites and Brigham Young by Ronald W. Walker

Articles/Essays – Volume 32, No. 4

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Studies in Mormon History, 1830-1897

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 3

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Opening the Fiery Portals: World War II and the Saints:

Articles/Essays – Volume 37, No. 2

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Possibilities, Problems and Pitfalls: Excavating Mormon Pasts: The New Historiography of the Last Half Century, Edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Lavinia Fielding Anderson

Articles/Essays – Volume 39, No. 1

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