Dale L. Morgan (1914-1971) remains one of the most respected historians of the American West--and his broad and influential 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 perennial goal was to complete a history of the Latter Day Saints. In this volume--the second 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...