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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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New York [u.a.]
Routledge
2015
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Collection/Revue: | Routledge historical Americans
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Young, Brigham 1801-1877
B Young, Brigham 1801-1877 / Église mormone / Histoire 1830-1877 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
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 Religion Christianity Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) B Presidents Biography B Biographie B Young, Brigham 1801-1877 Young, Brigham 1801-1877 |
| Résumé: | 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-- |
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| ISBN: | 0415844835 |