Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
Prologue: "A Portly, Frank, Good-natured … Man" 3
1 Boyhood in Vermont and New York 7
2 Conversion and Commitment 19
3 Ardent Disciple, 1832-1834 31
4 Apostle 47
5 The Missouri Interlude 62
6 The British Mission 79
7 Nauvoo 98
8 City of Joseph 113
9 The Pioneer Trek to the Great Basin 130
10 To Zion, 1848 153
11 The Colonizer President 167
12 President of the Church 192
13 Indians: Friendship and Caution 210
14 Governor of Utah 223
15 The "Invasion" of Utah 250
16 Babylon Wars: Zion Grows 272
17 Governor and Counselor 302
18 Public Image and Private Reality 322
19 Protecting the Kingdom 342
20 Responding to the Challenges of the 1870s 363
21 The Last Year 382
Epilogue: Beyond Eulogy: The Legacy of Brigham Young 402
Appendixes 411
Notes and References 431
Bibliographical Essay 500
Index 511