Brigham Young

“The most objective and authoritative biography of Young… . A considerable achievement.” —New York Review of Books “Should bring new understanding and compassion for one of the most misunderstood giants in American history.”—San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle “Arrington pulls no punches. He writes of the successes as well as the failures, the conflicts as well as the compassion. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, polygamy, the United Order and other controversial parts of the story are all discussed, neither underplayed nor sensationalized.”—Deseret News “Represents a significant turning point in Mormon historical scholarship for both Mormons and non-Mormons alike.”—History Book Club Review

Leonard J. Arrington wrote several books on Mormon history and the American West, including Great Basin Kingdom- An Economic History of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900 (1958) and, co-authored with Davis Bitton, The Mormon Experience- A History of the Latter-day Saints (1979). A regular contributor to many scholarly journals, he received a number of awards. Professor Arrington taught at North Carolina State, UCLA, Utah State University, and as the Lemuel Redd Professor of Western History at Brigham Young University. He served as Director of the History Division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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