Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-354) and index.
The early years -- Kirtland and Missouri -- The kingdom and the exodus -- Trek, settlement, starvation, and persistence, 1847-1857 -- Conflict in the kingdom -- War and peace -- Investigation -- Sermons -- Family life and polygamy -- The end of one war and the duration of another -- Cooperation, expansion, and Black Hawk -- The final years -- Some final thoughts