Item Detail
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6347
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Journal Article
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English
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Platt, Lyman D.
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The History of Marriage in Utah, 1847-1905
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Genealogical Journal
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Spring 1983
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12
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1983
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28-41
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History of marriage in Utah, beginning with first law passed by legislature in 1851. Also deals with common law marriage of the Mountain men. Explains the Mormon attitude toward marraige, and history of polygamy, including federal acts to suppress it. Gives records of numbers of marriages, 1847-1906.
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5
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'At Their Peril' : Utah Law and the Case of Plural Wives, 1850-1900
A Foreign Kingdom : Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890
More Wives than One : Transformation of the Mormon Marriage System, 1840-1910
Mormon Polygamy : A Bibliography, 1977-92
Women in Utah History : Paradigm or Paradox?