| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
294 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents |
Sex and terrorism -- One-man rule -- The resistance -- In the shadows of Zion -- Fallen prophet -- Outlasting the sun. |
| Summary |
As the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives himself. The media were shunned, creating a hidden community where polygamy was prized above all else. But in 2007, after a two-year FBI manhunt, Jeffs was convicted as an accomplice to rape. Journalist Singular traces Jeffs's rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall. It was a movement championed by law enforcement, but more vocally by a group of former wives seeking to liberate young women from the arranged marriages they'd once endured. The book offers new revelations into a nearly impenetrable enclave--a place of inbreeding and eerie seclusion, and a tradition almost a century old.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Polygamy -- United States.
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Jeffs, Warren, 1955-
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Mormons -- United States -- Biography.
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Forced marriage -- United States.
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Mormon fundamentalism -- United States.
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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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| ISBN |
0312372485 |
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9780312372484 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12065030 |
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