The Mormon Prophet and His Harem

*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
Publication 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 edit

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]

Editions edit

The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press. 1866.
The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children (5th revised and enlarged ed.). Chicago: J.S. Goodman & Co. 1868.

References edit

^ Cracroft, Richard H. (1971). "The Gentle Blasphemer: Mark Twain, Holy Scripture, and the Book of Mormon". Brigham Young University Studies. 11 (2): 119–140. ISSN 0007-0106. JSTOR 43042447.

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[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. ISSN 0007-0106. JSTOR 43042447.

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