Orrin Porter Rockwell
Man of God, Son of Thunder
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Harold Schindler
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ISBN 978-0-87480-440-9
Was Orrin Porter Rockwell a coldblooded killer or a saint? In this balanced account, Schindler paints the thrilling portrait of a genuinely colorful individual, a unique man of the frontier west.
This electrifying, stunningly illustrated biography of the most mysterious and controversial figure in Mormon history won the American Association for State and Local History’s prestigious Award of Merit.
In his fast-paced and lucid style the author pursues the man behind the legend. Was the devoted bodyguard of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young a stalwart pioneer or a vicious murderer of scores of innocent victims? Schindler’s enlightening answers make truly fascinating reading.
“Harold Schindler has attempted to strip away Churchly whitewash and Gentile vitriol to reveal Rockwell as he was. At once a Mormon and a trained police reporter, Schindkler comes well-equipped fro the job. He is dispassionate in an area of American history long marred by partisanship.”—Saturday Review
“…it is clear that this will be one of the light-bringing books—or maybe one should call them books that clear the muddied waters. . .We can use it, and more, like it.”—Wallace Stegner
“. . .because of the depth of primary research,. . . this account will undoubtedly stand for some time as the standard volume on the subject.”—Thomas G. Alexander in Brigham Young University Studies.
"One of the best biographies of its kind."
—The Los Angeles Times
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