Heber C. Kimball was Mormonism's most colorful leader and a major force         in shaping, sustaining, and spreading the Mormon faith. Only Joseph Smith         and Brigham Young wielded as much authority or had as much influence during         the first four decades of the Mormon church. This is the first comprehensive         and objective biography of Kimball since 1888. Stanley B. Kimball, Heber's         great-great-grandson, shows us the man in all of his many dimensions---missionary,         pioneer, preacher, politician, farmer, father, and husband.       "Superb! This is a superior biography, based almost entirely on         manuscript sources, few of which have been used or even examined by other         scholars. It is new, it is fresh, it is fast-moving, it has the ring of         truth, there is little editorializing, and it is written with economy,         clarity, and balance."         -- Leonard J. Arrington, author of Brigham Young: American Moses