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Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896
by David Bigler
Utah State University Press, 1998
Paper: 978-0-87421-245-7
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Paper: 978-0-87421-245-7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1.
- A Broad Open Valley
- The Pioneer Company
- Where Did They Come From?
- What Was Their Destination?
- Not The First to Come
- What Was Their Purpose?
- Ensign to the Nations
- Chief Stake of Zion
- Gentiles, Indians, and Vengeance
- 2.
- Founding the Kingdom
- State of Deseret
- Utah Territory
- Election Law
- Perpetual Immigration
- Land Ownership
- The Deseret Alphabet
- Early Confrontations
- Polygamy
- 3.
- Early Indian Wars
- The Remnant of Jacob
- The Utahs
- First Fights
- Provo River Fight
- The Walker War
- Raid on Fort Bridger
- Gunnison Massacre
- Indian Grievances Continue
- 4.
- The Kingdom Sovereign
- Death of Walker
- The Gunnison Trial
- The Indian Missions
- Elk Mountain Mission
- Salmon River Mission
- Hurt's Indian Farms
- 1856 Statehood Convention
- 5.
- The Handcart Disaster
- New Emigration Plan
- First Companies Roll
- Arrival in Valley
- The Welsh Company
- The Last Companies
- One Speaks Out
- The Willie Company
- The Martin Company
- The Rescue
- The Martin Company Rescue
- 6.
- The Great Reformation
- Blood Atonement
- Catechism
- Parrish-Potter Murders
- Flight of the Federal Officials
- Young Looks North
- 7.
- Utah in Rebellion
- Journey to Fort Limhi
- Van Vliet's Mission
- Escape of Garland Hurt
- Military Operations
- Fort Limhi Strengthened
- Lot Smith's Raid
- Johnston Takes Command
- 8.
- An Awful Tale of Blood
- Baker-Fancher Train Goes South
- The Massacre
- How Many Killed?
- How Many Survived?
- How Many Whites Took Part?
- Recriminations and Cover-Up
- 9.
- Peace But No Peace
- Standing Army of Israel
- Intercession of Thomas Kane
- Attack on Fort Limhi
- The Move South
- The One-Eyed Judge
- Creation of Nevada Territory
- Overland Stage, Pony Express
- Last Days of Camp Floyd
- 10.
- The Ghost Government of Deseret
- Establishment of Deseret
- Salt Lake Theatre Opening
- Lot Smith Rides Again
- The Morrisite Affair
- The Aftermath
- The Morrill Act
- The “Ghost” of Deseret
- 11.
- The California Volunteers
- Crossing the Jordan
- Battle of Bear River
- The Bloodiest Day
- Rumors and Alarms
- Battle of Spanish Fork
- The Black Hawk War
- 12.
- Of Mines, Murder, and Land
- Murder of Dr. Robinson
- The Aftermath
- 13.
- The New Social Order
- School of the Prophets
- War against Merchants
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
- United Order of Enoch
- “The New Movement”
- Utah's “Queen City”: Corinne
- Steamboats vs. Steam Engines
- The Mission Schools
- Birth of Political Parties
- 14.
- The Impending Conflict
- Demise of the Nauvoo Legion
- Judge James McKean
- The Englebrecht Case
- 1872 Bid for Statehood
- Englebrecht Decision
- 1872 Election Contest
- President Grant Acts
- 15.
- A Time of Trials
- 1874 Election “Riot”
- Trial of George Reynolds
- The Reynolds Decision
- Death of Brigham Young
- A New Leader
- Trial of Sylvanus Collett
- New Election Law
- George Q. Cannon Denied Seat
- 16.
- Marshals and Cohabs
- 1882 Statehood Bid
- The Utah Commission
- Judge Zanc and the Trial of Rudgcr Clawson
- Return to Mexico
- Taylor's Last Sermon
- The Half-Mast Incident
- The Underground
- Arrest of George Q. Cannon
- John Taylor's Revelation
- The Killing of Ed Dalton
- Edmunds-Tucker Law
- 1887 Statehood Convention
- Death of John Taylor
- 17.
- Americanization of the Kingdom
- Day of the Lamanite
- The Ghost Dance
- The Wilderness Revelation
- Council of Fifty Renewed
- Church Property Escheated
- Right to Vote Curtailed
- First Election Defeats
- The Year of Change
- Woodruff's “Manifesto”
- Last Fight of the Sioux
- Free Education
- People's Party Disbanded
- Baskin Elected Mayor
- Road to Statehood
- Charter Bans Polygamy
- A New Day
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
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