Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896 by Lyman, Edward L.

Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781560852735)

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Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896 by Lyman, Edward L.

Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896

$25.00
Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896 by Lyman, Edward L.

Finally Statehood! Utah's Struggles, 1849-1896

$25.00
Format: Hardcover
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Utah's quest for statehood lasted longer, involved more political intrigue, and garnered more national attention than any other US territory. While Utahns--especially the Mormon population--hoped statehood would grant them increased political autonomy, the several decades of refusal by church leadership to denounce polygamy stalled even the most carefully executed political schemes. Even without the albatross of polygamy, the territory presented a unique set of challenges. Lingering distrust toward the federal government blurred the lines separating church and state. LDS leaders considered themselves anointed by God to lead the government. Officials sent from Washington to dilute Mormon control found themselves in hostile, dangerous terrain.

Author: Edward L. Lyman
ISBN-10: 1560852739
ISBN-13: 9781560852735
Publisher: Signature Books
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2019
Pages: 488
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d
By Edward L. Lyman
By Edward L. Lyman
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Edward Leo Lyman is a professor of history at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, and formerly at California Polytechnic University and California State University San Bernardino. He is the author of The Arduous Journey: Salt Lake to Los Angeles; A History of Millard County, Utah; Political Deliverance: The Mormon Quest for Utah Statehood; and San Bernardino: The Rise and Fall of a California Community. He has had articles published in Arizona and the West, Brigham Young University Studies, California History, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Idaho Yesterdays, Southern California Quarterly, and the Utah Historical Quarterly.

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