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Description edit
The first paperback edition of the classic biography of the founder of the Mormon church, this book attempts to answer the questions that continue to surround Joseph Smith. Was he a genuine prophet, or a gifted fabulist who became enthralled by the products of his imagination and ended up... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Joseph Smith: Add a description of this character.
- John C. Bennett
- Emma
- Sidney Rigdon
- Martin Harris
- Boggs
- William Law
- David Whitmer
- Porter Rockwell
- Oliver Cowdery
- John D. Lee
- Hurlbut
- John Corrill
- John Whitmer
- Joe Smith
- Orson Hyde
- Zion
- Lucy Smith
- Ethan Smith
- Reed Peck
- Lucas
- Solomon
- Adam
- Jemima Wilkinson
- Hyrum
- William Smith
- Willard Richards
- Heber Kimball
- George A. Smith
- Warren Parrish
- Jackson
- Alexander Campbell
- Jacob
- Brother Joseph
- Fannie Alger
- Nauvoo
- Orson Pratt
- Johnson
Setting & Locations edit
- Missouri
- New York Herald
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Kirtland
- Palmyra
- Far West
- America
- Mormonism
- United States
- Israel
- Salt Lake City
- Carthage
- Vermont
- New England
- Mississippi
- Warsaw
- Buffalo
- Iowa
- Utah
- St. Louis
- Richmond
- Doniphan
- Texas
- Independence
- Canada
- Philadelphia
- Washington
- Manchester
- Oregon
- Massachusetts
- Springfield
- Gallatin
- Pennsylvania
- Chicago
- Clay County
- Lehi
- Wasp
- Heaven
- Jerusalem
- Albany
- Fayette
- Correspondence
- Times
- Wisconsin
- Egypt
First Sentence edit
AN OLD NEW ENGLAND gazetteer, singing the charms of Vermont's villages and the glories of her heroes, strikes a discordant note when it comes to Sharon: "This is the birthplace of that infamous impostor, the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, a dubious honor Sharon would relinquish willingly to another town."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Fawn McKay Brodie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: A. A. Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1945
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 476
Publisher: A. A. Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1945
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 476
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 289.3092
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