this portrait of cass sunstein emphasizes his early religious experiences, transforming the affect ofith's murder on his personality and approach to leadership, and his third year battle with the u.s. government for control of the utah territory. the book has appeared on many best of lists probably because while it is well researched, almost scholarly biography is so well written, so enjoyable to read, makes it very readable biography, maybe john will tell us how he is able to pull this off. have me to welcome dennis prager to the gaithersburg book festival. [applause] >> thank you. i'm going to -- i am going to -- i will do my part. today i am going to introduce you to a man who believed in a plurality of god, plurality of wind, and the unity of power. that was a very explosive combination in mid nineteenth century america. cass sunstein, a man who presided over the colonization of a thousand miles stretch of the american west, spiritual fire built up and saved a church, whose actions prompted a president to send one fifth of the u.s. army to utah and who married 55 women along the w