Brigham Young: sovereign in America

Brigham Young was one of the most influential--and controversial--Mormon leaders in American history. An early follower of the new religion, he led the cross-continental migration of the Mormon people from Illinois to Utah, where he built a vast religious empire that was both revolutionary and autho...

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Autor principal: Mason, David Vaughan (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: New York [u.a.] Routledge 2015
En:Año: 2015
Colección / Revista:Routledge historical Americans
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Young, Brigham 1801-1877
B Young, Brigham 1801-1877 / Mormones / Historia 1830-1877
Clasificaciones IxTheo:KHD Otras Iglesias  
Otras palabras clave:B Religión History
B History 19th Century United States
B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Biography Presidents Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Presidents Biography
B Religión Christianity Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
B Biografía
B Young, Brigham 1801-1877 Young, Brigham 1801-1877
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Sumario:Brigham Young was one of the most influential--and controversial--Mormon leaders in American history. An early follower of the new religion, he led the cross-continental migration of the Mormon people from Illinois to Utah, where he built a vast religious empire that was both revolutionary and authoritarian, radically different from yet informed by the existing culture of the U.S. In a lively, concise narrative bolstered by primary documents, and supplemented by a robust companion website, David Mason tells the dynamic story of Brigham Young, and in the process, illuminates the history of the LDS Church, religion in America, and the development of the American west--
ISBN:0415844835