Download or read book Brigham Young and His Mormon Empire written by Frank J. Cannon and published by Read Books. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brigham Young And His Mormon Empire by FRANK J. CANNON AND GEORGE L. KNAPP. Contents include: INTRODUCTION: The Man Who Went from a Puritan Farm to Found a Mohammedan Empire in the Desert . 9 L Birth and Ancestry of Brigham A Sultan's Small Beginnings 13 II. Mormonism Finds Its Field in the Spiritual Chaos of the Mississippi Valley 18 III. Joseph and Brigham Prophet vs. Business Manager 28 IV. Growth of Brigham's Influence Climbing the Tower of Faith 33 V. The Original Garden of Eden is Found in Missouri And Abandoned 39 VL Prophecy and Finance Fail to Mix Conflicts with Gentiles 44 VII, Nauvoo the Beautiful - Brigham's British Mission . 54 VIIL Polygamy Made Known for the Glory of the Prophets # 3 IX, Growth of Church and Clash with Civil Power . . 75 X, Joseph Smith Seeks the Presidency of the United States, and Finds a Death at the Hands of a Mob 84 XL Brigham Takes Command as the New Priest-King, 96 XII, The Persecuted Saints Start on Their Last Exile . 103 XIII Brigham Issues th