This book, originally published in 1956, was written by famed Mormon authors Austin and Alta Fife. Based on hundreds of interviews with Mormons, old and young, far and they aimed to "present a Mormon view of their culture, society and history. Specific topics include typical life-cycle events, the early history and founding of the Mormon Church, missionary activities, polygamy, Mormon-Indian relations, supernatural beliefs and practices, the establishment of the city of Providence, early settler folk-tales, and a brief biographical sketch of J. Golden Kimball, who became one of the seven Presidents of the Seventies. The epilogue includes a number of Mormon songs."-eHRAF