Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896

Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1998. First Edition. 411pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Volume 2 in the ambitious and well received 'Kingdom in the West' series. Forgotten Kingdom objectively evaluates some of the most troublesome puzzles in Mormonism's history and presents some intriguing solutions to many of its mysteries. The bitter political battle between the federal government and the Mormon church is told with special emphasis on the forgotten men and women who lived with its consequences. Winner of Best Western Book, awarded by Westerner's International, 1999. Clark & Brunet 12.