{"product_id":"no-forgiveness-family-polygamy-murder-and-justice-among-idahos-pioneering-mormons-9781733489775","title":"No Forgiveness: Family, Polygamy, Murder, and Justice among Idaho's pioneering Mormons","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of July 5, 1911, D.S. Neal left his house south of Sorensen Creek in Idaho's Teton Valley to irrigate his field. His neighbor, Ellington Smith, mounted his bay horse and rode the short distance to where Neal was working. Shouldering his rifle, a Winchester Model 86, Smith dismounted, climbed over the fence, and stepped into the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins the story of the murder of David S. Neal and the subsequent trial of Ellington Smith. Both men were members of the same Mormon ward and came from polygamous families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from family letters, historical newspapers, state archives, and interviews, the author presents a detailed narrative of the two families involved, Smith's insanity defense at trial, the conditions at the Idaho State Penitentiary, and the many prominent businessmen and politicians who took sides in the case. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and written by Neal's grandson, journalist Daniel H. Neal, the book intertwines a hidden family history with themes of politics, the culture of Mormon theocracy, plural marriages, and frontier justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeal, Daniel H. H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dan Neal is a former editor-in-chief of the Casper Star-Tribune who worked as a reporter and editor in Wyoming and Washington for more than 25 years. He grew up in the Mormon country of southeastern Idaho and studied at BYU and Idaho State University. After his career in journalism, he directed Wyoming's Equality State Policy Center as an advocate for open government, voting rights, and workplace safety. He and his wife Judy live in Casper, Wyoming.","brand":"Wordsworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384501600530,"sku":"9781733489775","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94bb86ab-440b-420d-a9bc-958fd7369d0c.jpg?v=1750176007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-forgiveness-family-polygamy-murder-and-justice-among-idahos-pioneering-mormons-9781733489775","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}