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The Mormon Prophet and His Harem: Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and ChildrenWaite, C. V. (Catherine Van Valkenburg)

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The Mormon Prophet and His Harem: Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children

Name: The Mormon Prophet and His Harem: Or, An Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children
Author: Waite, C. V. (Catherine Van Valkenburg)

Waite, C. V. (Catherine Van Valkenburg)

Latter Day Saint churches; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

Brigham's Block.--The Lion House.--The Tithing-House.--The
     Bee-Hive House, Office, etc.--Description of the Harem.--Plan,
     Rooms, etc., of each Floor, and who occupies the same.--Life
     at the Harem.--Brigham at Home.                               177


  CHAPTER XI.

  THE WIVES OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

     Mary Ann Angell Young, the first wife.--Her Family.--Lucy
     Decker Seely, the first wife in Plurality.--More of "My
     Women": Clara Decker, Harriet Cook, Lucy Bigelow, Twiss,
     Martha Bowker, Harriet Barney, Eliza Burgess, Ellen Rockwood,
     Susan Snively, Jemima Angell, Margaret Alley, Margaret Pierce,
     Mrs. Hampton, Mary Bigelow, Emeline Free, or the Light of the
     Harem.--Proxy Women: Miss Eliza Roxy Snow, Zina D. Huntington,
     Amelia Partridge, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Smith, Clara Chase, the
     Maniac.--Amelia, the last love.--The Prophet in love the
     Thirtieth Time.                                               191


  CHAPTER XII.

  POLYGAMY.

     Condition of Woman among various Heathen Nations.--Influence
     of Christianity.--Mormonism and Woman.--Brigham offers to set
     the Women Free.--Arguments in Favor of Polygamy.--The Argument
     against it.--Abraham and Sarah.--Appeal to Mormon  Women.--
     Their Unhappy Condition.--Evil Effects of the System.--
     Illustrations.                                                215


  CHAPTER XIII.

  THE ENDOWMENT.

     A Mormon Drama.                                               244


  CHAPTER XIV.

  BRIGHAM AS GRAND ARCHEE OF THE ORDER OF THE GODS.

     Organization of the Order of the Archees.--The Grand Archees.
     --The Archees.--The Danites.--Organization of Brigham's
     Celestial Kingdom.--Doctrine of Adoption.--Case of  Dr.
     Sprague.--Description of Leading Danites: Bill Hickman, Porter
     Rockwell, Robert T. Burton.--Affidavits.                      261


  CHAPTER XV.

  RECENT EVENTS.--CONCLUSION.

     Personal Appearance and Character of Brigham Young.--His
     Aims and Purposes.--Solution of the Mormon Question.--New
     Complications.--Military Reviews of Mormons.--Governor Durkee.
     --Counteracting Influences.--The Mines and Miners.--Rev.
     Norman McLeod.--The "Salt Lake Vedette."--Administration of
     General Connor.--Murder of Brassfield.--Order of Young for the
     Expulsion of the Gentiles.--Order for the Murder of Eighty
     Men.--Difficulties concerning the Public Lands.--Murder of Dr.
     Robinson.--The Gentiles flee in Terror.--The Government fails
     to protect its Officers and Citizens.--The Hero of Three Wars
     of the Republic hunted through the Territory.--Rev. Mr. McLeod
     warned not to return to Utah.--The Reign of Terror commenced.
     --The Gentiles call for Help.                                 273




THE MORMON PROPHET




CHAPTER I.

EARLY HISTORY OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

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