Contents: Mormonism declares itself; infant church; polygamy revelation and the death of Joseph Smith; Brigham Young's rise to power; Mormon via Dolorosa; handcart tragedy; bloody reformation of 1856-57; Mormon war; mountain meadows massacre; church under Brigham Young; coming of civilization to Utah; Brigham Young, the man and the prophet; a new era opens; betrayal of Utah; victory of the church; Salt Lake City today; endowment ceremonies; government and creed; conflict of creed and intellect; new prophet; what of the future. Handsomely illustrated and includes an appendix on seceders from the parent church.