The Mormon Prophet and His Harem

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The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children.
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AuthorC. V. Waite
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBrigham Young
PublisherRiverside Press
Publication date
1866
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages280

The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children. is a biography of Brigham Young by C. V. Waite, first published in 1866.

Impact

Mark Twain's Roughing It references Waite's The Mormon Prophet in relation to the book's account of the Mountain Meadows massacre and the accusation that Brigham Young ordered it.[1]

Editions

  • The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press. 1866.
  • The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children (5th revised and enlarged ed.). Chicago: J.S. Goodman & Co. 1868.

References

  1. ↑ Cracroft, Richard H. (1971). "The Gentle Blasphemer: Mark Twain, Holy Scripture, and the Book of Mormon". Brigham Young University Studies. 11 (2): 119–140. ISSN 0007-0106. JSTOR 43042447.
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