"The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901" by William Alexander Linn is, at its simplest, a consecutive history of the Mormons from the date of their origin to 1901 written as a secular, not religious, narrative. Unlike many books on the Mormon religion, this text takes a secular but non-judgmental position on the religion. Though a relatively small religion, the Mormons have created waves across American history and even reached across the globe. This book analyzes the beginning, spread, and, at the time of its publication, modern morale and context of the Mormon church.