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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 29 MIN

Episode 261: The Raid on Short Creek, Part I: The Principle

from AZ: The History of Arizona podcast · host David Rookhuyzen

To understand the 1953 raid on polygamous families living in Short Creek, we have to go back even further and understand where the community of Short Creek came from, and the theological controversies that led fundamentalist Mormon families to settle there.

To understand the 1953 raid on polygamous families living in Short Creek, we have to go back even further and understand where the community of Short Creek came from, and the theological controversies that led fundamentalist Mormon families to settle there.

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