The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901

The narrative traces a religious movement from claimed miraculous beginnings through the translation and publication of its foundational scripture, the organization of a formal church, and the recruitment and settlement of adherents. It chronicles episodes of rapid growth, internal dissent, and violent confrontations with surrounding communities that produced expulsions and legal battles; outlines distinctive doctrines and controversial practices, including plural marriage, and their political and social effects; and follows leadership disputes, a mass migration and frontier resettlement, and the community's institutional and cultural evolution into the early twentieth century.