Articles written by John Edward Fahey
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Reactions to Polygamy
Overland Travelers who visited Utah Mormons were horrified, fascinated and bemused by plural marriage.
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Visiting the Mormons
As overland travelers visited Utah in the 1850s and 1860s, their reports of the Mormon people became steadily more negative.
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How to take a History Exam
Essay tests can be among the greatest challenges facing college students. Here are four simple rules of thumb for History essay tests.
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The Death of Marshal Tukhachevskii
One of the 1930s' best military innovators was the USSR's Marshal Tukhachevskii. His death, along with other officer victims of Stalin, destroyed the Red Army.
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Visiting Brigham Young
While the object of intense negative press, overland travelers who visited Brigham Young generally left with at least a few positive impressions.
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The Myth of Pope Joan
While the myth of Pope Joan--a woman who was made Pope in 853 AD--is false, it is an interesting story that has been used to support and attack the Catholic church.
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Salt Lake City before the Railroad
Travelers to Utah left Salt Lake City impressed by the organization and audacity of the Mormon settlement in the middle of the desert.
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The Pope and the Norman Invasion
Despite William the Conqueror's determination to invade England, he would not have had a sizable army or psycological advantage at Hastings without the help of the Pope.
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Thomas More and Heresy
Despite being remembered as the Saintly victim of King Henry VIII, Thomas More was a devoted enemy of Protestants, Lutherans and anti-Catholics everywhere.
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The Utopia of Thomas More
Thomas More's Utopia is remembered by many as an early call for religious toleration. Utopia actually is a much more repressive, totalitarian society.
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