Thorough, lots of primary sources, but I like more personal touches like the small memoirs from his daughter Clarissa. ( )

Find out about the amazing person behind Conan Doyle's unintentionally slanderous, cardboard portrayal in A Study in Scarlet. My only regret is that the one-volume format made it impossible for the very able Arrington to include much, much more of Brother Brigham's wit, wisdom, and impromptu eloquence. One of America's most outstanding leaders by any measure, he makes Mitt Romney and many others look like latter-day pygmies. ( )