[Death of Brigham Young]Biblio.com
The Independent Volume XXIX Number 1501 New York Thursday September 6 1877
réf. 66229New York: Henry C. Bowen Publisher. Ephemera. Good. Side folding tabloid journal. Disbound from a larger work. 32pp. "The Independent" was a long running newspaper that promoted Congregationalism and advocated for abolition and women's suffrage among other social issues. Of note in this issue are two somewhat lengthy pieces on Mormons Mormonism and Brigham Young. The first titled "The Latter Day Saints" opens with the death of Brigham Young and focuses primarily on the religious practices and beliefs of the Mormon community as well as its use of trials and other things to govern its adherents. The second article "Brigham Young and Mormonism" rails against Brigham Young and urges the government to pass a law against polygamy. Binding holes along left edge. General toning minor soiling and foxing to the paper. Some spotting/staining to the front page. Paper a bit brittle. Haphazard fold crease present. Mormon content: P. 13 and P. 16. Henry C. Bowen Publisher unknown
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