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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (2005) (edit title/settings)

A cultural biography of Mormonism's founder

by Richard L. Bushman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman,... read more

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Lucy Mack Smith bade farewell to her sons Joseph and Hyrum a few days after their deaths in June 1844.

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List of Maps
Joseph Smith Chronology
Four Generations of Joseph Smith's Family
Preface
Prologue

1. The Joseph Smith Family: To 1816
2. The First Visions: 1816-27
3. Translation: 1827-30
4. A New Bible: 1830
5. The Church of Christ: 1830
6. Joseph, Moses, and Enoch: 1830
7. The Kirtland Visionaries: January-June 1831
8. Zion: July-December 1831
9. The Burden of Zion: 1832
10. Exaltation: 1832-33
11. Cities of Zion: 1833
12. The Character of a Prophet: 1834
13. Priesthood and Church Government: 1834-35
14. Visitors: 1835
15. Texts: 1835
16. Strife: August-December 1835
17. The Order of Heaven: January-April 1836
18. Reverses: April 1836-January 1838
19. Trials: January-July 1838
20. War: August-December 1838
21. Imprisonment: January-August 1839
22. Washington: September 1839-June 1840
23. Beautiful Place: April 1840-April 1841
24. Temporalities and Spiritualities: 1841
25. Stories of Eternity: Spring 1842
26. Perils: May-December 1842
27. Thickets: 1843
28. City and Kingdom: 1843-44
29. Confrontations: January-June 1844

Epilogue

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  1. Richard L. Bushman (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Jed Woodworth (Illustrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1400042704
Page Count: 768

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