TY  - BOOK
N2  - As the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives himself. The media were shunned, creating a hidden community where polygamy was prized above all else. But in 2007, after a two-year FBI manhunt, Jeffs was convicted as an accomplice to rape. Journalist Singular traces Jeffs's rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall. It was a movement championed by law enforcement, but more vocally by a group of former wives seeking to liberate young women from the arranged marriages they'd once endured. The book offers new revelations into a nearly impenetrable enclave--a place of inbreeding and eerie seclusion, and a tradition almost a century old.--From publisher description.
AB  - As the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives himself. The media were shunned, creating a hidden community where polygamy was prized above all else. But in 2007, after a two-year FBI manhunt, Jeffs was convicted as an accomplice to rape. Journalist Singular traces Jeffs's rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall. It was a movement championed by law enforcement, but more vocally by a group of former wives seeking to liberate young women from the arranged marriages they'd once endured. The book offers new revelations into a nearly impenetrable enclave--a place of inbreeding and eerie seclusion, and a tradition almost a century old.--From publisher description.
T1  - When men become gods :Mormon polygamist Warren Jeffs, his cult of fear, and the women who fought back /
DA  - 2008.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Singular, Stephen.
ET  - 1st ed.
CN  - HQ994
CN  - HQ994
PB  - St. Martin's Press,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2008.
ID  - 323499
KW  - Polygamy
KW  - Mormons
KW  - Forced marriage
KW  - Mormon fundamentalism
SN  - 9780312372484
SN  - 0312372485
TI  - When men become gods :Mormon polygamist Warren Jeffs, his cult of fear, and the women who fought back /
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2008006670-b.html
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2008006670-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2008006670-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2008006670-d.html
ER  -