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Polygamy in Short Creek Women Uphold Old Covenant
In 1935 Arizona a polygamous sect in Short Creek upholds the belief of many wives as essential to heavenly life. Elizabeth and James welcome a third wife while county prosecutor Bollinger pursues legal action. The community cites religious duty, while critics warn of moral danger and a potential two thousand acre “kingdom.”
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James
Elizabeth
Western
Badlands
Short Creek
Ariz
United States
Arizona County
E. Elmo Bollinger
Mohave County
Bollinger
Arizona
Colorado River
John Y. Barlow
Barlow
J. M. Lauritzen
Short
Every Week
Silvia Alfred Spencer
Abraham
David
Solomon
Salt Lake City
Kingman