Favorite Wife

At age fifteen, Susan Ray Schmidt became the sixth wife of Verlan LeBaron, a leader of a notorious polygamous cult in Colonia LeBaron, Mexico. This rogue Mormon offshoot was defined by a violent blood feud that claimed up to two dozen lives between 1972 and 1988. In her memoir, *Favorite Wife*, Schmidt recounts her childhood within this oppressive world, her eight years as a child-bride, and her ultimate, courageous escape with her five children. This powerful, unparalleled account explores themes of survival, coming of age, and the fight for human dignity.

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This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Memoirs & Biographies. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Survival, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.