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This is the story of what has been called "the great American despotism." It is the story of the establishment of an absolute throne and dynasty by one American citizen over a half-million others.

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The story of what has been called "the great American despotism, " about the amazing reign of this one man, Joseph F. Smith, the Mormon Prophet, a religious fanatic of bitter mind, who claims that he has been divinely ordained to exercise the awful authority of God on earth over all the affairs of all mankind.

Excerpt from Brigham Young and His Mormon Empire The man who could achieve these things, even with some aid from fortune, was a man of no common calibre. Without a day of military training, he be came a very efficient general-in-chief to his people. Without an hour's reading of law, he made himself judge and lawgiver - and in the main a just one - for a whole community. Where his own knowledge was deficient, he had skill to use the ability of...

Excerpt from Under the Prophet in Utah the National Menace of a Political PriestcraftDemanding unquestioning obedience in all things, as the mouthpiece of the Lord, and sole vice gerent of God on Earth, he enforces his demands by his religious, political and financial control of the faith, the votes and the property of his fellow-citizens. He is at once - as the details of this story show - the modern money king, ' the absolute political Czar....

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The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in ...

The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in ...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...