{"product_id":"brigham-young-colonizer-of-the-george-d-smith-9781560852742","title":"Brigham Young, Colonizer of the American West: Diaries and Office Journals, 1832-1871","description":"Examining Brigham Young's legacy requires an understanding of his raw ambition and religious zeal. A formidable leader in both his church and country, Young's abilities coincided with the colonizing zeitgeist of nineteenth-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thus, by 1877, some 400 Mormon settlements spanned the western frontier from Salt Lake City to outposts in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and California. As prophet of the LDS Church and governor of the proposed State of Deseret, Young led several campaigns for Utah statehood while defending polygamy and local sovereignty. His skillful and authoritarian leadership led historian Bernard de Voto to classify him as an \"American genius,\" responsible for turning Joseph Smith's visions \"into the seed of life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Young's diaries and journals reveal a man dedicated to his church, defensive of his spiritual and temporal claims to authority, and determined to create a modern Zion within the Utah desert. Editor George D. Smith's careful organization and annotation of Young's personal writings provide insights into the mind of Mormonism's dynamic church leader and frontier statesman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George D. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560852747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560852742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signature Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.50w x 3.10d","brand":"George D. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065706787071,"sku":"9781560852742","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbb89599-e8fb-447b-aab8-44d9fa051d9b.jpg?v=1768676721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brigham-young-colonizer-of-the-george-d-smith-9781560852742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}