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Description edit
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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Characters/People edit
- Joseph Smith: Add a description of this character.
- Emma Smith
- Sidney Rigdon
- John C. Bennett
- Joseph Smith, Sr.
- Lucy Mack Smith
- Hyrum Smith
- John Whitmer
- Oliver Cowdery
- Frederick G. Williams
- Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Martin Harris
- Abraham
- Alvin Smith
- Moroni
- Solomon
- Adam
- Enoch
- Lilburn W. Boggs
- William Clayton
- Samuel Harrison Smith
- Josiah Stowell
- Hotchkiss
- Matthias the Prophet
- Willard Richards
- Joseph Knight
- Asael Smith
- Jackson
- George A. Smith
- David Rice Atchison
- David Whitmer
- Alexander Campbell
- Charles Anthon
- Peter
- Martin Van Buren
- Jacob
- Jesse
- John Corrill
- Carlin
Setting & Locations edit
- Missouri
- Israel
- New York City
- Kirtland, Ohio
- Nauvoo, Illinois
- Illinois
- Ohio
- United States
- Palmyra
- Far West, Missouri
- Carthage, Illinois
- Vermont
- New Jerusalem
- Iowa
- Egypt
- Washington, D.C.
- New England
- Mississippi
- Pennsylvania
- Springfield, Illinois
- Fayette, New York
- Manchester, New York
- Canada
- Massachusetts
- Utah
- St. Louis
- Connecticut
- Britain
- Gallatin, Missouri
- London
- Rochester, New York
- Tunbridge, Vermont
- Enuna
- Chicago
- Indiana
- Texas
- Palmyra, New York
- Albany, New York
- Europe
- Nauvoo, Illinois
First Sentence edit
Lucy Mack Smith bade farewell to her sons Joseph and Hyrum a few days after their deaths in June 1844.
Table of Contents edit
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
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard L. Bushman (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Jed Woodworth (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1400042704
Page Count: 768
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1400042704
Page Count: 768
Awards edit
- Mormon History Association Award (2005: Best Book)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 200
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