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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

TOC

  • 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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