The Folk of the Fringe (Short Story Collection)

Tales outlining the lives of several groups of american mormons after ww3 destroys much of life. Following the world war that crippled the United States, inhabitants of the state of Deseret, formed from Utah, Colorado, and Idaho and dominated by the Mormon Church, struggle to rebuild civilization. After civilization has failed due to a nuclear and biological war a group of people head for Deseret, the haven the Mormons have set up in Utah and nearby states