The Mormon Prophet and His Harem

The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children.

Author	C. V. Waite
Language	English
Subject	Brigham Young
Publisher	Riverside Press
Publication date	1866
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	280

The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children. is a biography of Brigham Young by C. V. Waite, first published in 1866.

Impact

Mark Twain's Roughing It references Waite's The Mormon Prophet in relation to the book's account of the Mountain Meadows massacre and the accusation that Brigham Young ordered it. ^[1]

Editions

• The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press. 1866.
• The Mormon Prophet and His Harem; or, an Authentic History of Brigham Young, His Numerous Wives and Children (5th revised and enlarged ed.). Chicago: J.S. Goodman & Co. 1868.

References

1. Cracroft, Richard H. (1971). "The Gentle Blasphemer: Mark Twain, Holy Scripture, and the Book of Mormon". Brigham Young University Studies. 11 (2): 119–140. ISSN   0007-0106. JSTOR   43042447.