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Utah--Politics and government, Statehood (American politics)
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1996
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F826.V47 1996eb
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979.2/02
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Utah--Politics and government, Statehood (American politics)
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Utah
The Struggle for Statehood
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Utah
The Struggle for Statehood
Ken Verdoia and Richard Firmage
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Copyright 1996 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Verdoia, Ken, 1952 Utah: the struggle for statehood / Ken Verdoia and Richard Firmage. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87480-532-5 1. UtahPolitics and government. 2. Statehood (American politics) I. Firmage, Richard A., 1946 . II. Title. F826.V47 1996 979.2'02dc20 9549921 CIP
First softcover edition ISBN: 0-87480-532-5
Book and cover design by Richard Firmage Frontispiece photograph: January 1896the Salt Lake LDS Tabernacle decorated for the celebration of Utah statehood. (USHS)
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For Amanda and Stephanie ... and the next 100 years.
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Acknowledgments
The publication of this book was made possible in part by a generous grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation
Appreciation is also extended to the following organizations for their assistance in locating and granting permission to use photographs and other graphic material:
The Arizona Historical Foundation (AHF) The Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University (BYU) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) The Library of Congress (LOC) The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) The Nebraska Historical Society (NHS) Special Collections, the Marriott Library, University of Utah (UU) The Utah State Archives and Records Administration (USAR) The Utah State Historical Society (USHS)
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Contents
Introduction A Unique Journey (18471896)
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Chapter One Beginnings (18451850)
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Chapter Two Storm Clouds over Deseret (18501855)
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Chapter Three A Phony War and Real Blood (18561858)
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Chapter Four "A Log in the Field" (18601869)
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Chapter Five An Era of Change (18691879)
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Chapter Six The Crackdown (18801889)
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Chapter Seven New Beginnings (18891890)
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Chapter Eight Accommodation (18901896)
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Epilogue Forty-Five Stars (1896)
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Appendix Utah Chronology (18461896)
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Selected Bibliography
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Index
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Introduction A Unique Journey: 18471896
Utah's path to statehood is unique in the annals of the American experience. No other western territory was carved from the wilderness on the strength of religious conviction. No other territory was initially settled by such a like-minded, homogenous wave of pioneers. No other territory faced the torrent of criticism, conflict, and confrontation that dominated Utah's pre-statehood experience. While other territories waged longer campaigns to enter the Union, none experienced a more pitched battle than Utah's struggle for statehood.
It was a story played out against remarkable times in the nation's history. The Utah Territory came into being when the West was still young, unmapped, and untamed. By the time statehood was achieved, the frontier had been all but formally declared closed, and major cities were emerging throughout the West. At the dawn of the Utah story native tribes lived in delicate balance with the land; by the time the forty-fifth star was sewn onto the flag, almost all of the nation's native people had been driven to reservations after major battles and great loss of lifeboth of which also scarred the history of Utah Territory.
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