The Polygamous Wives Writing Club: From the Diaries of Mormon Pioneer Women
New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. First printing. Hardcover/dust jacket. 244pp. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints renounced the practice of plural marriage in 1890. In the mid to late nineteenth century, howeverthe heyday of Mormon polygamyan average of three out of every ten Mormon women became polygamous wives. Paula Kelly Harline delves deep into the diaries and autobiographies of twenty-nine such women, opening a rare window into the lives they led and revealing their views of and experiences with polygamy, including their well-founded belief that their domestic contributions would help to build a foundation for generations of future Mormons. Following two or three women simultaneously and integrating their own words within a lively narrative, Harline focuses on the detail of their emotional and domestic lives over time, painting an incredibly candid and realistic picture of 19th Century polygamy. New. Item #24424
ISBN: 9780199346509
Price: $29.95