In their introductory essay editors Roger Launius and Linda Thatcher provide an informative overview of the nature of religious dissent, particularly in the history of Mormon ism. They note that Joseph Smith, Jr., was […]
Painted on the wall behind the seats where choir sings See the shining figure in a steep green wood Angel wears a shirtwaist robe, fabric wing as thin as filament He looks downslope where […]
[…] in most literature. With the coffee and the cigarettes, maybe those who haven’t experienced much of that world tend to relieve the tension fictionally. SZ: I’m sure there is something in our psyches, and […]
You poor sad, dead little girls Tonight I am crying for you. I have walked gingerly in your blue shoes, Your small shoes, your worn shoes,
[…] marriage ceremonies, living arrangements, and schedules. First, the authors summarize the experiences of polygynous societies throughout the world. After giving this background, they review the experiences of several families from their sample. Stories of […]
When published originally in 1951 as volume 19 of the Utah Historical Quarterly, this book made a major contribution to understanding the history of overland routes traveled west from Fort Bridger to California. No […]
[…] surprised when, instead of flying high and north toward Hanoi, they stayed level and curved west. As the flight commander offered the target coordinates, he wrote them down, then looked over at a stunned […]
So now you sit with a black eye by a glass wall on the sixteenth floor. Already I see our talk in paragraphs I can’t read, topics in the margin, one clear sentence about clutter.
[…] (30), the famous University of Utah psychologist, and Jack Scherting not Sherting (52), the Utah State University English professor. Frank Pignanelli’s name (234) is also on the list of those incorrectly spelled. The Democratic […]
[…] from Japan to marry; Jim Yoshiho Tazoi was born in Garland, Utah, and fought in Europe during World War II. Many interviewees have now passed away, and I am thrilled their stories were preserved. […]