Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898. Title: In the whirlpool : the pre-manifesto letters of President Wilford Woodruff to the William Atkin family, 1885-1890 / edited by Reid L. Neilson ; with contributions by Thomas G. Alexander and Jan Shipps. Publisher, Date: Norman, Okla. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 2011. Description: 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: Well-edited collection of previously unpublished letters that provides insights into Wilford Woodruff's thought and perplexities, personal feelings and inner struggles, leading up to his 1890 Manifesto on polygamy. Subjects: Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 -- Correspondence. Atkin, William, 1835-1900 -- Correspondence. Atkin, Rachel Thompson, 1835-1903 -- Correspondence. Atkins family -- Correspondence. Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence. Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other Author: Neilson, Reid L., 1972- Alexander, Thomas G., 1935- Shipps, Jan, 1929- Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index. Contents: Part one: Introduction -- A friendship forged in exile : Wilford Woodruff and William and Rachel Atkin family / Reid L. Neilson -- The odyssey of a Latter-day prophet : Wilford Woodruff and the Manifesto of 1890 / Thomas G. Alexander -- The principle revoked : Mormon reactions to Wilford Woodruff's 1890 Manifesto / Jan Shipps -- Part two: The pre-manifesto correspondence, 1885-1890 -- December 1885 -- July-December 1887 -- July-December 1888 -- January-December 1889 -- January-November 1890. LCCN: 2010030367 ISBN: 9780870623905 0870623907 Other Number: 650827386 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 296690 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 289.3092 Woodruff Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
