Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.
Contents
New England roots -- Boyhood and youth -- Family man -- Conversion -- Missionary -- Kirtland -- Zion's Camp -- The Quorum of Twelve -- The temple and the tempest -- Back to Missouri -- To Britain and back -- Increased responsibilities -- The assassination -- The new leader -- History repeats itself -- The great exodus -- Winter quarters -- To the Great Salt Lake Valley -- Backtracking to winter quarters -- Exodus completed -- The colonizer -- The governor -- The Utah War -- The Mountain Meadows Massacre -- The aftermath of the atrocity -- Polygamy -- Legacy.
Summary
Distills Young's larger-than-life story into a concise, readable biography that focuses on his most critical moments and achievements in the Mormon Church and during the era of American Western expansion.