When men become gods : Mormon polygamist Warren Jeffs, his cult of fear, and the women who fought back.
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294 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
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As the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives himself. The media were shunned, creating a hidden community where polygamy was prized above all else. But in 2007, after a two-year FBI manhunt, Jeffs was convicted as an accomplice to rape. Journalist Singular traces Jeffs's rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall. It was a movement championed by law enforcement, but more vocally by a group of former wives seeking to liberate young women from the arranged marriages they'd once endured. The book offers new revelations into a nearly impenetrable enclave--a place of inbreeding and eerie seclusion, and a tradition almost a century old.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Singular, S. (2008). When men become gods: Mormon polygamist Warren Jeffs, his cult of fear, and the women who fought back . St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Singular, Stephen. 2008. When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Singular, Stephen. When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back St. Martin's Press, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Singular, Stephen. When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back St. Martin's Press, 2008.
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