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Leonard J. Arrington
A prominent historian of the American West, Arrington pioneered Mormon history through his many publications and the positions he has held.

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Also Known As Leonard Arrington
Birth Date 1917
Birth Place Twin Falls, Idaho
Career Professor of Economics, visiting Professor of History, Fulbright Scholar;
Historian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Director, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University.
Editor, The Western Historical Quarterly
Member, Board of Editors, Pacific Historical Review
Advisory Editor, Dialogue
Contributing Editor, Improvement Era, The Ensign
Member, Board of Editors, Arizona and the West
Awards Redd Chair in Western American History

Works by Leonard J. Arrington
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Brigham Young: American Moses1985Biography / Memoir
Saints Without Halos: The Human Side of Mormon History 1981Biography / Memoir
From Quaker to Latter-day Saint: Bishop Edwin D. Woolley1976Biography / Memoir
Charles C. Rich: Mormon General and Western Frontiersman 1974Biography / Memoir
Louisa Lula Greene Richards: Woman Journalist of the Early West1969Biography / Memoir
Spencer W. Kimball, Apostle of LoveBiography / Memoir
Perpetuation of a Myth: Mormon Danites in Five Western Novels, 1840-901983Criticism
Community and Isolation: Some Aspects of 'Mormon Westerns'1973Criticism
The Missouri and Illinois Mormons in Ante-Bellum Fiction1970Criticism
Intolerable Zion: The Image of Mormonism in Nineteenth Century American Literature1968Criticism
Mormons and Their Historians1988History
The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints1979History
The Mormon Heritage of Vardis Fisher1977History
The First Year in the Valley1974History
Mormonism: Views from Without and Within1974History
Blessed Damozels: Women in Mormon History1971History
Adventures of a Church Historian 1998Personal Essay
Why I am a Believer1986Personal Essay
Personal Reflections on Mormon History1983Personal Essay
Historian as Entrepreneur: A Personal Essay1977Personal Essay
The Writing of Latter-Day Saint History: Problems, Accomplishments and Admonitions1981Speech






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