The 2014 issue of The Utah Historical Review contained the following book reviews: Book Review for Yuki Tanaka’s Text Lindsey Lamph Larson 255–256 This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Nels Abrams 259–260 Book Review of Girls of Ryadh Ellen E Young 261–262 They can be read online...

Jennifer K. Rust Salt Lake Community College Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. This paper explains the evolution of Eugenics from Mendel’s peas to Nazi Germany. It reveals startling information about the role that American scientists played in the Holocaust. It further discusses that the desire to create a perfect human race can be traced to the American ideal of Providence. This pursuit...

Brian J. Mott Utah State University Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. The Haitian Revolution is often overlooked in Historical analysis, but had far reaching effects. The Revolution changed perceptions and attitudes toward race in Western culture, and saw the failure of the Enlightenment. In pre-revolution Saint-Domingue, race was very fluid, and had less to do with skin color and ancestry than it...

Jeremy Sean Lofthouse University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ-AP Read at the Utah Regional ΦΑΘ Conference at Utah State University Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. As the tenants and structure of Moromonism took shape in the 1800s church members and leadership worked toward an understanding of the role glossolalia — the practice of speaking in tongues, would have within the young church. Jeremy...

Grant Monson Burton University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ-AP Read at the Utah Regional ΦΑΘ Conference at Utah State University Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. Winner of 2nd Place Undergraduate Paper Prize at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Meeting Various governing authorities in Southeast Asia have historically used the opium trade to generate extra revenue. The British and French colonial governments, in particular,...