As president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah’s first territorial governor, Brigham Young (1801–77) shaped a religion, a migratio

Brigham Young was a rough-hewn New York craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the Mormon faith. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

The ideal introduction to what many historians consider the most innovative and successful religion to emerge during the spiritual ferment of antebellum America

“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street