The Mormon Prophet and His Harem explained

The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children.
Author:C. V. Waite
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Brigham Young
Publisher:Riverside Press
Pub Date:1866
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:280

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]

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Notes and 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 . 43042447 . 0007-0106.