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    <body><![CDATA[This book is an easy to read collection of essays and stories about the people and places in &quot;Mormon Country&quot;. Stegner has one section of the book that deals exclusively with the Mormons and a second section that focuses in on the &quot;Gentiles&quot;, which the name the Mormons give to no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4961919">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read some of Wallace Stegner's novels and have enjoyed his writing style, so picked up this book with two ends in mind: 1) I wanted to read what was supposedly the first positive approach to the Mormons written by a non-Mormon, and 2) I wanted to find that quote occasionally referenced in Gener...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13659456">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &quot;lovely Deseret,&quot; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Illinois and Missouri, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land they settled, the Mormons' habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit&#8212;some say ironclad&#8212;communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book during a period when I was fascinated with Mormonism.  It's a light, fun read about Utah and the Mormons who live there, written in episodic style at a very early stage in Stegner's career.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a very entertaining collection of stories and essays about Mormons and Mormon country. I loved that it was written by a non-Mormon but he certainly shows an in-depth knowledge and true appreciation for Mormons and the American west.  There are some familiar stories although they are told a l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67904697">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is both an excellent reference guide to all things Desseret (everything from Brigham's alphabet to the gathering of Zion, with plenty in between on dinosaurs, resurrection cults, and lost persons) as well as a collection of masterful essays.  It may very well be my favorite of Stegner's wo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48801592">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book - I love Wallace Stegner. The book provided some great insight into Utah culture written from the perspective of a non-Mormon in the 1940's. I was fascinated throughout!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mormon Country is not history, per se.  It's not literature either.  I think it pre-dated the 'creative non-fiction' title that seems so popular now. It reads like a series of short stories and it happens to be about a group of people and a landscape that I care deeply about.  I loved the breadth of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27510420">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mormon Country was referred to often during my high school psychology class and again in a sociology class at the &quot;U&quot;, my appetite was whetted, and the book was devoured. I learned much about my Mormon culture and became a devotee of Wallace Stegner---who played tennis on the courts of Vic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8238899">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite passages on my beloved Colorado Plateau comes from this book: &quot;Man is an interloper in that country, not merely because he maintains a foothold only on sufferance, depending on the precarious and sometimes disastrous flows of desert rivers, but because everything he sees is a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27935108">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stegner cannot surpass his Angle of Repose, but though he's not a Latter-day Saint (Mormon), he paints an objective and fair picture of them in this book. His writing shows a good understanding of the culture, and his book gives the sense of objective details without preconceived assumptions.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rare to have a book written about the controversial Mormons with an objective point of view.  Love em' or hate em' Stegner shows both sides without undo praise or critism.  Born and raised amoung them the author's vantage point is close up and personal.  A great read.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[So well written and packed with historical info.  I learned a lot. One can tell Stegner had a deep love and admiration for the Mormon people.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first introduction to Stegner, and though I'm a bit biased, I prefer it to his other work. I love his explanation of Mormon Trees... it's a concept that haunts my subconscious.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this over the summer and learned so much about the settling of the west--especially Utah.  It was also written with a lot of sympathy and compassion for its subject.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[An amazing read! I love Wally Stegner. I especially enjoyed learning about the community of Iosepa and the &quot;king&quot; of Hawaii. Good stuff.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their &#8220;lovely Deseret,&#8221; a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit &#8211; some say ironclad &#8211; communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.<br/><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have loved everything else that I have read by Stegner. I know he grew up around Mormons but I found this a bit vitriolic and at times.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Stegner and everyone loves reading about themselves.]]></body>
    
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