Dale L. Morgan (1914 1971) remains one of the most respected historians of the American West and his career, one of the least understood. Among today s scholars his reputation rests largely on his studies of the fur trade and overland trails, yet throughout his life, Morgan s primary interest was the history of the Latter Day Saints. In this volume the first of a two-part set Morgan s writings on the Mormons finally receive the attention and analysis they merit."
Dale Morgan on the Mormons" is a far-reaching compilation of the historian s published and unpublished writings. Edited and...