Power of Polygamy: a/k/a/ Inside the World of Warren Jeffs Revised Edition

by Carole A. Western

There are many Polygamist cults in North America with different doctrines, and only one overriding belief in common which is to marry very young girls to very old men and throw away the young men. Young men who are competing for wives of their own. Education is only to 6th grade and for girls it is optional. Depraved behavior, incest and suffering is a way of life, so is lack of food and housing.
The States of Utah and Arizona pay about 18 million dollars a year to support the extra wives and children who are considered unmarried mothers and bastard children. Cruelty abounds and so does danger for anyone who speaks up about these groups. After the first edition of this book, Dr. Western had to sell her house and take out her home phone because of death threats. She bravely hid in the truck of a polygamist woman who was visiting her sister and recorded the lives of women which are both shocking and heart-breaking. This book is a must-read for anyone who really wants to know what goes on in cults in our nation.

317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 30, 2013

Reviews

[Scoop Erickson · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is good information here about the dynamics of polygamy in general and the FLDS led by Warrant Jeffs in particular. The author's title is Dr., but I'm not sure in what area. All I know is that her courses seemingly didn't include much instruction in the art of writing. At times, I felt like I was reading an old fashioned religious tract or turn of the century crime penny dreadful because of the promiscuous use of all capital letters for emphasis. I wanted the information, but this annoying writing tic was very annoying.

[Cindy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointment

I was interested in reading another book by this author, but after buying it I realized it had all the same information as her book called "child brides". My advice, but one or the other, but not both

[scott wohlhueter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book with a lot to say

it a great way to learn about a society we do not understand.now s a time to step up and help the children of this lifestyle

[Anne-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting subject. Just not a fan of the style it was written.

[Aaron]

Disturbing. Questioning picking up a true crime biography (or rather series of biographies, from various women in the same family). Still, finished it in one day.