Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Table s ix
4. Prologue (a time-gambler’s tip sheet) 1
5. Getting in Touch
6. Yesterday’s News 7
7. What Do the Mormons Think …? 17
8. The Indomitable Overcoming the Inevitable 50
9. The Course of Adam
10. What’s the Plot? 73
11. The Grammars of Genealogical Ascent 84
12. A Big Imperial Engine 124
13. Resistance, Submission, Subversion 149
14. The Saints Come Marching
15. God’s Massive Engine? 185
16. Appendices
17. The Poverty of Terminology 217
18. Inbreeding and Incest 227
19. False-Paternity 243
20. False-Maternity 257
21. Genetics as Genealogical Evidence 263
22. Notes 283
23. Index 337