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Reynolds v. United States

Further Readings



  • Cannon, George Quayle. A Review of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Case of Geo. Reynolds vs. the United States. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Printing, 1879.
  • Casey, Kathryn. "An American Harem." Ladies Home Journal, February 1990, pp. 116-121.
  • Embry, Jessie L. Mormon Polygamous Families: Life in the Principle. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1987.
  • Firmage, Edwin Brown. Zion in the Courts: a Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1830-1900. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1988.
  • Foster, Lawrence. Religion and Sexuality: the Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1984.
  • Johnson, John W., ed. Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
  • Wagoner, Richard S. Mormon Polygamy: a History. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1989.

Additional topics

Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1833 to 1882Reynolds v. United States - Significance, Congress Strengthens The Anti-bigamy Law, The Supreme Court Destroys The Mormons' Hopes