A life of quiet desperation : the early years -- Religious seeker and convert -- To thunder and roar out the Gospel : Brigham as missionary -- Brigham Young chronology -- Faithful friend and devoted disciple : Brigham and Joseph -- The lion of the Lord -- Faith : his dominant characteristic -- In the context of his time -- The Peterborough experience : Brigham's defining moment -- Brigham as leader -- Brother Brigham -- Brigham on Brigham -- Brigham as American Moses -- Brigham holds back the world -- City planner and colonizer -- Brigham as (successful) innovator : gathering the poor -- Governor and superintendent of Indian affairs -- Brigham as polygamist -- Brigham Young family -- Family man -- Brigham as entrepreneur -- Brigham at play -- Brigham as (unsuccessful) innovator : the deseret alphabet -- A hard spoken New Yorker with a soft side -- America's bogeyman -- Fun facts -- His finest hour : the 1856 rescue of the Stranded Handcart and Wagon Companies -- His greatest discourse : November 30, 1856 -- The dark cloud : the Mountain Meadows Massacre -- Trust and loyalty : two strengths and a weakness -- Brigham welcomes the world -- Famous of his time -- Brigham as seen by others -- Brigham as renaissance man -- The wisdom of Brigham Young -- "The object of this existence" : Brigham on education -- "The earth is the Lord's" : Brigham as steward -- His enduring monuments : Brigham as temple builder -- Brigham's final achievement : the 1877 priesthood -- Reorganization -- Brigham editorialized and eulogized.
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