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A Journal of Demography
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Polygyny and fertility in nineteenth-century America

James E. Smith
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Phillip R. Kunz
Pages 465-480 | Published online: 08 Nov 2011

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Cem Behar. (1991) Polygyny in Istanbul, 1885–1926. Middle Eastern Studies 27:3, pages 477-486.
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Larry Logue. (2016) Tabernacles for Waiting Spirits: Monogamous and Polygamous Fertility in a Mormon Town. Journal of Family History 10:1, pages 60-74.
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Steven F. Faux & Harold L. MillerJr.Jr.. (1984) Evolutionary speculations on the oligarchic development of Mormon polygyny. Ethology and Sociobiology 5:1, pages 15-31.
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