Wife No. 19: The Life & Ordeals of a Mormon Woman During the 19th Century Contributor(s): Young, Ann Eliza (Author) |
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ISBN: 0857062719 ISBN-13: 9780857062710 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) - History | United States - 19th Century |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 472 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A campaigner for women's rights This is a remarkable and controversial book by any standards. The verdict is still out on whether its author Ann Eliza Young (formerly Webb) presented her case with complete impartiality, but certainly its contents are sufficiently detailed to reveal shocking and extraordinary details of her experiences during her time as a pluralist wife of Brigham Young of the Latter-Day Saints. A child of Mormon parents, Ann entered into her marriage with Young when he was 67 years old and she was 24, a divorcee and the mother of two children. Her writings on her experiences of the Mormon lifestyle in Utah make gripping reading and her book is filled with accounts of privation, cruelty and violence. She filed for divorce from Brigham Young in 1873 and went on to become an outspoken advocate for the rights of women in 19th century America and an ardent and campaigning opponent of polygamous marriage. This book is her account of her life as one of Young's wives and on its original publication propelled Ann into the public arena and became a best seller of its day. It still makes compelling reading. Available in softcover and hardcover for collectors. |