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English
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A Repeat of History : A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Raids on the FLDS
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Modern Polygamy in the United States : Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues
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New York, NY
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Oxford University Press
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3-39
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Historian Martha Bradley, author of the definitive Kidnapped from That Land: The Government Raids on the Short Creek Polygamists, offers a unique perspective on the raid on the YFZ ranch. She compares the 2008 raid to the earlier raids on the Short Creek Community. While the 2008 raid appears to mirror the Short Creek raid, it shows how little the various governments have learned from history. [Editors' summary]