Name: What was polygamy like in pioneer Utah?
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Description: Brigham Young publicly acknowledged the practice of plural marriage after the Mormons arrived in Utah. Historians Lisa Olsen Tait and Matthew J. Grow discuss the varied experiences of plural families.

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Brigham Young publicly acknowledged the practice of plural marriage after the Mormons arrived in Utah. Historians Lisa Olsen Tait and Matthew J. Grow discuss the varied experiences of plural families.

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What was polygamy like in pioneer Utah?

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