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Podcast: Speak Your Piece: a podcast about Utah's history
Episode: Kenneth L. Cannon: A Patriarch & Three Scions: George Q. Cannon and Sons (Season 2, Ep. 7 - Part 1 & 2)
Description: Podcast Introduction: Keep in mind that on January 4, 2021, Utah will enter its 125th year as a state in the union (1896-2021). This was no small accomplishment, as it took the Territory of Utah forty-seven years to be granted equal status among the previous forty-four states. When the deal was finally closed for Utah, perhaps no other individual was more responsible for this accomplishment than George Q. Cannon (1827-1901). In this podcast historian Ken Cannon discussing GQC, his early life, his building of Utah’s largest 19th century media apparatus (newspapers, magazines and books), his years serving Utah in...