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Dan · 01-01-2006, 11:28 PM

... I recommend the following books/articles in roughly the following order:

1. Mormon Polygamy; a History by Van Wagoner. Good general overview, evenhanded.

2. Quinn's speech regarding post-manifesto polygamy. Easily found through a web search.

3. Solemn Covenant by Carmon Hardy. Delves deeper into post manifesto activities than Van Wagoner.

4. In Sacred Lonliness by Compton. This is a good book. He gathers all known excerpts about the wives of JS and does a mini biography of each wife (each wife is given a chapter). Compton's thesis is that mormon polygamy was more of a failed social experiment by JS than a revelation. Not a hack job at all though and worth the read if you want to get to the bottom of the best and latest scholarship on the topic that is available.

01-01-2006, 11:28 PM	#4
Dan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Elk Grove, California Posts: 211	If you want a good overview of LDS polygamy ... ... I recommend the following books/articles in roughly the following order: 1. Mormon Polygamy; a History by Van Wagoner. Good general overview, evenhanded. 2. Quinn's speech regarding post-manifesto polygamy. Easily found through a web search. 3. Solemn Covenant by Carmon Hardy. Delves deeper into post manifesto activities than Van Wagoner. 4. In Sacred Lonliness by Compton. This is a good book. He gathers all known excerpts about the wives of JS and does a mini biography of each wife (each wife is given a chapter). Compton's thesis is that mormon polygamy was more of a failed social experiment by JS than a revelation. Not a hack job at all though and worth the read if you want to get to the bottom of the best and latest scholarship on the topic that is available. __________________ Dan Temet Nosce - \"Know Thyself\"