This book is the first comprehensive study of nineteenth-century Mormon architecture and city planning. Professor Hamilton examines the doctrine of Zion, which led to an elaborate hierarchy of building types - temples, tabernacles, meetinghouses, tithing offices, priesthood halls and domestic dwellings. His account, augmented by 135 original and historical photographs, provides a fascinating example of how religious teachings and practices are expressed in planned communities and architectural forms.

No other high school in the state of Utah has more elegance and beauty than that of Ogden High School. Lou Homer, Leslies daughter, stated, The quality of the building will endure long after the cost is forgotten. In addition, she also commented that the building has caught the rhythm of the Rockies with its art deco peaks rising into the sky.

This book contains fifteen essays from leading historians and religious studies scholars, each originally presented as the annual Tanner lecture at the conference of the Mormon History Association. Approaching Mormon history from a variety of angles, such as gender, identity creation, American imperialism, and globalization, these scholars, all experts in their fields but new to the study of Mormon history itself, ask intriguing questions about Mormonism's past and future and analyze familiar sources in unexpected ways.

Starr's study of Wyoming architecture strips away the myths, the Hollywood images and provides the reader with an accurate picture;..true stories about the role of ethnic groups, varied businesses and industries, and the ups and downs of the economy...