Smart, William B., authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032008http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87839Includes bibliographical references and index.By the early twentieth century, the era of organized Mormon colonization of the West from a base in Salt Lake City was all but over. One significant region of Utah had not been colonized because it remained in Native American hands--the Uinta Basin, site of a reservation for the Northern Utes. When the federal government decided to open the reservation to white settlement, William H. Smart--a nineteenth-century Mormon traditionalist living in the twentieth century, a polygamist in an era when it was banned, a fervently moral stake president who as a youth had struggled mightily with his own sense of sinfulness, and an entrepreneurial businessman with theocratic, communal instincts--set out to ensure that the Uinta Basin also would be part of the Mormon kingdom.--Provided by publisher.Growing up in Franklin -- Years of trial and torment -- An aborted mission -- A repentant sinner finds himself -- Putting a shoulder to the wheel -- On-the-job training in Heber Valley -- Making Indian land Mormon country -- The Vernal years -- Civilizing the reservation lands -- The fourth-and final-stake presidency -- Struggle and failure in Leota -- Hard times -- The final years.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mormons -- Utah -- BiographyUtah -- HistorySmart, William H. (William Henry), 1862-1937TextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.