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Mormon Colonies in Mexico

by Thomas Cottam Romney

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: University of Utah Press,U.S.
  • 15.2 x 23.3 x 2.2 cm

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""Romney's unique vantage point is the strongest draw of this narrative: Romney and his family lived much of their life in the Mexican Mormon colonies. But the narrative's value is much broader and deeper than just that. Romney's insights into Mexican politics and personalities, and his view of the course of history from inside rather than from outside, are fascinating, colorful and opinionated. He was clear about who he admired and why, and who he did not.""--from the Foreword In the 1880s, as a precondition to granting Utah statehood, the United States government enacted laws to put a stop to the Mormon practice of polygamy. Those who continued to practice this principle were forced underground as federal marshals roamed the territory searching for "polygs." In response, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints looked for safe places to send its members; many found refuge across the border in Mexico. Unavailable since its original publication in 1938, this important document of a little-known chapter in Mormon history is now reprinted with a foreword by Martha Sonntag Bradley. Romney was raised and spent much of his life in the colonies, making this book a significant contribution to LDS history. It chronicles a new kind of Mormon pioneer facing the hardships of an unfamiliar land, a tenuous relationship with the government, and the necessary fortitude to hold fast to one's belief in the face of difficulty and trial.
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  • Author

    Thomas Cottam Romney

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    University of Utah Press,U.S.

  • Published

    August 2005

  • Weight

    514g

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 23.3 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780874808384

  • ISBN-10

    0874808383

  • Eden Code

    4587721

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