Martha Bradley is assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University.
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ContentsPreface 1. Mormon Polygamy: A Historical Overview, 1830-1890 2. The Roots of Modern-Day Fundamentalism, 1896-1935 3. Short Creek: First Settlements, 1860-1935 4. The Search for Refuge and the First Raid, 1935 5. The Boyden Raid and Prosecutions, 1944-1950 6. The Aftermath of the 1944 Raid 7. The Women of Fundamentalism 8. Howard Pyle and the Raid of 1953 Photograph Section 9. The "Capture" of Short Creek 10. The Legal Experience 11. Denouement: The Black Case, 1954 12. Short Creek in 1992 Appendix A. Fundamentalist Families Involved in the 1953 Raid Appendix B. Statement by Arizona Governor Howard Pyle Notes to Chapters Bibliography Index
[Bradley's] masterful treatment of Short Creek will not only become a standard reference for students of Mormon polygamy, but will also be appreciated by a larger audience as a much needed lesson on cross cultural understanding and religious tolerance."-Sunstone "A careful, humane observer and a sharp, resourceful writer and researcher, Bradley has carved out a chapter of our collective past that many will find disturbing."-The Salt Lake Tribune "One of the most accurate, insightful and analytical study of the roots and complexities of modern-day fundamentalism. [A] splendid volume. The value of Bradley's book is immeasurable. It illuminates a period of Mormon history largely misunderstood, and provides a heretofore unseen glimpse of yesterday and today's fundamentalist polygamist culture."-The Journal of Arizona History