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The response of the men who were introduced into polygamy between 1841 and 1846 was anything but enthusiastic. The same was true of the women who were offered the chance of becoming plural wives. Apart from the fact that the new system collided with moral assumptions they had grown up with, there were practical difficulties that made polygamy less attractive. For the men to support additional wives was seldom easy.

Leonard J. Arrington

Leonard J. Arrington

Leonard J. Arrington

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Born: July 2, 1917

Died: February 11, 1999 (aged 81)

Bio: Leonard James Arrington was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his many influential contributions to the field.

Known for:

Great Basin Kingdom (1958)
Brigham Young: American Moses (1985)
The Mormon experience (1979)
Adventures of a church historian (1998)
Building the city of God (1976)

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