Table of Contents

Illustrations Foreword Preface Introduction 1. President Diaz, the Director 2. Mormonism 3. The First Colonies in Mexico 4. The Mormons Seek Mexican Lands to Colonize 5. Further Expansion 6. Colonia Diaz--The First Permanent Mormon Colony 7. The Founding of Colonia Juarez 8. The Founding of Colonia Dublan 9. The Founding of the Mountain Colonies 10. The Founding of the Sonora Colonies 11. Colonia Juarez--The Seat of Culture 12. Events Before the Exodus 13. Strained Relations 14. The Exodus of the Chihuahua Colonists 15. The Exodus of the Sonora Colonies 16. Events Following the Exodus 17. Was the Exodus Necessary? 18. A Remnant Returns to the Colonies 19. Greater Prosperity Seen 20. The Human Product 21. Attempted Property Settlements 22. The Hazards of a Religious Boycott in Mexico 23. Conditions in the Colonies in the Year 1938 24. Thrilling Experiences

About the Author

Thomas Cottam Romney (1876-1962) was director of the Logan LDS Institute of Religion. Martha Sonntag Bradley is professor of architecture and director of the honors program at the University of Utah, and author of Kidnapped from that Land (University of Utah Press, 1993).