Palmer, William R., 1877-1960; Indians of North America; Southern Paiute Indians; Southern Paiute Indians--Portraits;
Mee-se-bats, daughter of Chief Kanarra, last of the Tave-at-sooks tribe, wife of Wypoots; Kanarraville, Iron County, Utah. Mee-se-bats means measles, the disease which left her blind. She was a midwife and remembered the coming of the Mormons in...
Palmer, William R., 1877-1960; Cedar City (Iron County, Utah)--History; Portraits;
A polygamous family; Ellen Pucell Unthank (second wife), Mary Ann Unthank (first wife), William Unthank, Margaret Smith Unthank (third wife), and unidentified children; Cedar City, Iron County, Utah
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Acknowledgement for Thesis
This thesis would not be possible without the help and patience of my committee chair Dr. Kevin Stein who lived through my constant asking for advice and help, and gave me invaluable feedback. I...
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Rationale
In mainstream America, conversations about “my first marriage” or “my second wife” are commonplace and would hardly be cause for pause. With the divorce rate in the United States...
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Since the incorporation of polygamy into the LDS Church’s faith in the 1830’s, there has been strong opposition to it. In the 1856 Republican Party convention (GOP convention of 1856, 1856), members of the Republican...