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Overview
Wells was known especially as a military leader in both Nauvoo and Utah—he led the territorial militia in four Indian conflicts and a confrontation with the US Army (the Utah War). But he was also the territorial attorney general and obtained title to all the land in Salt Lake City from the federal government during his tenure as the mayor of Salt Lake City. He was Second Counselor to Brigham Young in the LDS Church's First Presidency and twice served as president of the Mormon European mission. Among these and other accomplishments, he ran businesses in lumbering, coal mining, manufacturing, and gas production; developed roads, ferries, railroads, and public buildings; and presided over a family of seven wives and thirty-seven children.
Wells witnessed and influenced a wide range of consequential events that shaped the culture, politics, and society of Utah in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Using research from relevant collections, sources in public records, references to Wells in the Joseph Smith papers, other contemporaneous journals and letters, and the writings of Brigham Young, Quentin Thomas Wells has created a serious and significant contribution to Mormon history scholarship.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781646423750 |
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| Publisher: | Utah State University Press |
| Publication date: | 01/16/2023 |
| Pages: | 518 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
Introduction vii
1 A Puritan Family's Progress: The Wells's Migration from England to America (1634-1814) 3
2 Daniel H. Wells: From a Brief Childhood in New York to Frontier Life in Illinois (1814-1838) 12
3 A Bachelor Farmer in Commerce Becomes a Married Entrepreneur and Civic Leader in Nauvoo (1839-1841) 31
4 The Mormon Hegemony: Civic Controversy, Court Cases, and Family Conflict (1841-1844) 46
5 The Mormon Hegemony: Disaffection and Libel Lead to Mayhem and Murder (1843-1846) 61
6 The Decline of Nauvoo: Daniel Becomes a Mormon and Leads in the Battle of Nauvoo (1844-1846) 75
7 The Cost of Conversion: Travels to Winter Quarters and the Trail to Great Salt Lake City (1846-1848) 95
8 Deseret Home and New Callings: The Superintendent, the General, and the Attorney General (1848-1851) 111
9 Six Additional Wives, a Dozen Children, and Many Enterprises to Support the Family (1851-1855) 132
10 Fighting Indians or Feeding Them, Family Matters, and Brigham's New Counselor (1855-1857) 153
11 The Utah Expedition, Causes and Consequences: A War of Lies and Egos, but No Casualties (1857-1858) 175
12 The Peace Commission and War by Other Means: Church, Territorial, and Federal Politics in Utah (1858-1859) 204
13 Family, Business, Church, and Politics in Utah while the Civil War Ravages the Nation (1860-1864) 226
14 The Wells Family Grows and Prospers during the Civil War (1860-1864) 246
15 Daniel's First (Incomplete) Term as European Mission President (1864-1865) 262
16 Years of Defending Against Patient, Tenacious Raiders: Utah's Black Hawk War (1865-1868) 275
17 Mayor of Salt Lake City: Defending the Faith, Fighting Crime, and Obtaining the Deed to the City (1868-1870) 289
18 Mormon versus Gentile in Railroads, Business, Government, and Religion (1870-1878) 313
19 Daniel Opposes the GLU, Defends Brigham, Escapes Drowning, and Dedicates a Temple (1875-1878) 337
20 From Counselor to Assistant, Trapped in Court, Imprisoned, and Paraded Home (1877-1879) 355
21 Wells Family Marriages, the Anti-polygamy Crusade, and a Second Mission in Europe (1880-1885) 373
22 Defending against Opposition in England while Tragedy Unfolds at Home (1886-1888) 398
23 Preparing for His Passing, President of the Temple, Death while still in Harness (1887-1891) 412
Appendix A The Wells Family in England and America (1484-1814) 421
Appendix B The Chapin Family in England and America (1484-1814) 426
Notes 429
Bibliography 482
About the Author 497
Index 498