FROM THE DATE OF THEIR ORIGIN TO THE YEAR 1901
By William Alexander Linn
CONTENTS
[ BOOK I. — THE MORMON ORIGIN ]
[ CHAPTER I. — FACILITY OF HUMAN BELIEF ]
[ CHAPTER II. — THE SMITH FAMILY ]
[ CHAPTER III. — HOW JOSEPH SMITH BECAME A MONEY-DIGGER ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GOLDEN BIBLE ]
[ CHAPTER V. — THE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS OF THE REVELATION OF THE BIBLE ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATION OF THE BIBLE ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — THE SPAULDING MANUSCRIPT ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — SIDNEY RIGDON ]
[ CHAPTER IX. — "THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL" ]
[ CHAPTER X. — THE WITNESSES TO THE PLATES ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — THE MORMON BIBLE ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — THE MORMONS' BELIEFS AND DOCTRINES—CHURCH GOVERNMENT ]
[ CHAPTER I. — THE FIRST CONVERTS AT KIRTLAND ]
[ CHAPTER II. — WILD VAGARIES OF THE CONVERTS ]
[ CHAPTER III. — GROWTH OF THE CHURCH ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — GIFTS OF TONGUES AND MIRACLES ]
[ CHAPTER V. — SMITH'S OHIO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — LAST DAYS AT KIRTLAND ]
[ CHAPTER I. — THE DIRECTIONS TO THE SAINTS ABOUT THEIR ZION ]
[ CHAPTER II. — SMITH'S FIRST VISITS TO MISSOURI—FOUNDING THE CITY AND THE TEMPLE ]
[ CHAPTER III. — THE EXPULSION FROM JACKSON COUNTY—THE ARMY OF ZION ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — FRUITLESS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY PEOPLE ]
[ CHAPTER V. — IN CLAY, CALDWELL, AND DAVIESS COUNTIES ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — RADICAL DISSENSIONS IN THE CHURCH—ORIGIN OF THE DANITES—TITHING ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — BEGINNING OF ACTIVE HOSTILITIES ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — A STATE OF CIVIL WAR ]
[ CHAPTER IX. — THE FINAL EXPULSION FROM THE STATE ]
[ CHAPTER I. — THE RECEPTION OF THE MORMONS ]
[ CHAPTER II. — THE SETTLEMENT OF NAUVOO ]
[ CHAPTER III. — THE BUILDING UP OF THE CITY—FOREIGN PROSELYTING ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — THE NAUVOO CITY GOVERNMENT—TEMPLE AND OTHER BUILDINGS ]
[ CHAPTER V. — THE MORMONS IN POLITICS—MISSOURI REQUISITIONS FOR SMITH ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — SMITH A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN NAUVOO ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — SMITH'S PICTURE OF HIMSELF AS AUTOCRAT ]
[ CHAPTER IX. — SMITH'S FALLING OUT WITH BENNETT AND HIGBEE ]
[ CHAPTER X. — THE INSTITUTION OF POLYGAMY ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DOCTRINE OF POLYGAMY ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — THE SUPPRESSION OF THE EXPOSITOR ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — UPRISING OF THE NON-MORMONS—SMITH'S ARREST ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. — THE MURDER OF THE PROPHET—HIS CHARACTER ]
[ CHAPTER XV. — AFTER SMITH'S DEATH—RIGDON'S LAST DAYS ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. — RIVALRIES OVER THE SUCCESSION ]
[ CHAPTER XVII. — BRIGHAM YOUNG ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. — RENEWED TROUBLE FOR THE MORMONS—"THE BURNINGS" ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. — THE EXPULSION OF THE MORMONS ]
[ CHAPTER XX. — THE EVACUATION OF NAUVOO—"THE LAST MORMON WAR" ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. — NAUVOO AFTER THE EXODUS ]
[ BOOK V. — THE MIGRATION TO UTAH ]
[ CHAPTER I. — PREPARATIONS FOR THE LONG MARCH ]
[ CHAPTER II. — FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE MISSOURI ]
[ CHAPTER III. — THE MORMON BATTALION ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — THE CAMPS ON THE MISSOURI ]
[ CHAPTER V. — THE PIONEER TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — FROM THE ROCKIES TO SALT LAKE VALLEY ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES—LAST DAYS ON THE MISSOURI ]
[ CHAPTER I. — THE FOUNDING OF SALT LAKE CITY ]
[ CHAPTER II. — PROGRESS OF THE SETTLEMENT ]
[ CHAPTER III. — THE FOREIGN IMMIGRATION TO UTAH ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — THE HAND-CART TRAGEDY ]
[ CHAPTER V. — EARLY POLITICAL HISTORY ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — BRIGHAM YOUNG'S DESPOTISM ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — THE "REFORMATION" ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — SOME CHURCH-INSPIRED MURDERS ]
[ CHAPTER IX. — BLOOD ATONEMENT ]
[ CHAPTER X. — THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT—JUDGE BROCCHUS'S EXPERIENCE ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — MORMON TREATMENT OF FEDERAL OFFICERS ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — THE MORMON "WAR" ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — THE MORMON PURPOSE ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. — COLONEL KANE'S MISSION ]
[ CHAPTER XV. — THE PEACE COMMISSION ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. — THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE ]
[ CHAPTER XVII. — AFTER THE "WAR" ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. — ATTITUDE OF THE MORMONS DURING THE SOUTHERN REBELLION ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. — EASTERN VISITORS TO SALT LAKE CITY—UNPUNISHED MURDERERS ]
[ CHAPTER XX. — GENTILE IRRUPTION AND MORMON SCHISM ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. — THE LAST YEARS OF BRIGHAM YOUNG ]
[ CHAPTER XXII. — BRIGHAM YOUNG'S DEATH—HIS CHARACTER ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII. — SOCIAL ASPECTS OF POLYGAMY ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV. — THE FIGHT AGAINST POLYGAMY—STATEHOOD ]
[ CHAPTER XXV. — THE MORMONISM OF TO-DAY ]
ILLUSTRATIONS
[ Facsimile of the Characters Of The Book Of Mormon ]
[ "Scripture" Chapter Headings ]
[ Order and Unity of the Kingdom Of God ]