Download or read book An Englishwoman in Utah written by Mrs. T. B. H. Stenhouse and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fanny Stenhouse (1828-1904) was an early Mormon pioneer who defected from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and wrote two books about her experiences, Expose of Polygamy in Utah: A Lady's Life Among the Mormons (1872) and An Englishwoman in Utah (1874). The first book was a small volume briefly outlining her life and presenting her arguments against the doctrine of polygamy. It proved very popular, widely read by those hungry for news of the Mormons' bizarre practice of polygamy. It gave accurate information in a less dramatic style than others on the subject in its day, and resulted in the author embarking on a lucrative lecture tour. Mrs Stenhouse's second book covers the same issues in greater detail, and is reprinted here from an illustrated edition of 1880 with a preface by Harriet Beecher Stowe.