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A Foreign Kingdom

by Christine Talbot

Church of jesus christ of latter-day saintsPolygamyMormon church, historyHistoryControversial literatureHistory and criticismMormon ChurchReligious aspects

Explores "the Mormon question, " the division between public/private spheres, and the ways that plural marriage was received by the American public. The author argues that the conflict over plural marriage was as much about conceptions of "Americanness" as it was about the practice of plural marriage itself.

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