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* [[Our Second American Adventure]] (1924) : | * [[Our Second American Adventure]] (1924) : The [[Our_Second_American_Adventure#V._The_Mormons|chapter V]] is dedicated to the Mormons, describing Brigham Young as "one of the most many-sided characters of history". | ||
* [[Our African Winter]] (1929) : In the Voortrekker Museum, relics of the early Boer pioneers reminded Conan Doyle of the Mormon relics in Salt Lake City, especially a tilted wagon, exactly like the prairie schooners with which Brigham Young crossed the plains. | * [[Our African Winter]] (1929) : In the Voortrekker Museum, relics of the early Boer pioneers reminded Conan Doyle of the Mormon relics in Salt Lake City, especially a tilted wagon, exactly like the prairie schooners with which Brigham Young crossed the plains. | ||
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Brigham Young (1 june 1801 - 29 august 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
A Study in Scarlet (1887)
- Brigham Young, a stout, sandy-haired middle-aged man. (1812)
- John Ferrier, a pioneer rescued by the Mormons, met Brigham Young who told him he was not following the Mormons faith right. (1816)
In Conan Doyle essays
- Our Second American Adventure (1924) : The chapter V is dedicated to the Mormons, describing Brigham Young as "one of the most many-sided characters of history".
- Our African Winter (1929) : In the Voortrekker Museum, relics of the early Boer pioneers reminded Conan Doyle of the Mormon relics in Salt Lake City, especially a tilted wagon, exactly like the prairie schooners with which Brigham Young crossed the plains.
