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Mormonism - "The Religion of Polygamy"... Boss Tweed on the run...



Item # 708514

December 28, 1871

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1871  Page 2 has an entire column dedicated to: "THE MORMONS - THE RELIGION OF POLYGAMY. Affairs in Utah - Brigham Young - The Decline of Mormondom", which extends to the top of page three. The front page has multiple articles related to Boss Tweed, his order of arrest, and of him being on the run. Two additional articles on page two are: "THE KU-KLUX" and "A DEFENSE OF THE KU-KLUX". All of these articles help the reader capture the social, religious, and political atmosphere of the day.

Complete in eight pages, in very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April 2025)

(Added to Catalog #353 after the hardcopy was released - only available on-line.)

Category: Post-Civil War