Collectors are awakening to the beauty and grace of Mormon furniture as introduced in this fascinating volume, a flowering in the desert of a high-style culture few have had the opportunity to see for themselves.  In the first definitive book on Mormon furniture, the creative range of individual Mormon craftsmen is captured in photos and diary accounts spanning a thirty-year period over a century ago.  In contrast to better-known, severely simple Shaker furniture, the epitome of uniformity in style required by the religious dogma of its artisans, Mormon cabinet makers were rewarded for their resourcefulness and fresh interpretations of Empire and Scandinavian designs executed to the classic taster of their leader and prophet, Brigham Young.