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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Most of the church histories that I have read fall into one of two categories. Those written by anti-Mormons with an ax to grind that focus in on the salacious details and freely use any source at all to get those details. Or those written and published with the official sanction of the Church...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“one of my 2 favorite books about joseph smith. bushman, who is a faithful historian from the LDS church, takes a very candid and factual look at who joseph smith really was. he is an advocate of the LDS church getting away from the myth of smith, and instead appreciating him for what he really was - an amazing and brilliant man - but also a very real, tangible, human being. ”
Josh P wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The best, fair and complete book on Joseph Smith. If you read one book on Mormonism this should be it.”
Ken H wrote this review Thursday, November 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Finally, Joesph Smith made human.”
Bill Lee wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is not my favorite book on the life of the prophet Joseph Smith.
Deb W wrote this review Friday, July 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I thought that the author was trying to hard to please to many people. I wish that he had instead compliled the history of the man and let it stand on it's own.
I learned some things that were new, although I feel that I need to search the referances for myself.
I would probally not suggest this book to anyone who was not already a student of Hoseph Smith Jr. ”“very dense book with a ton of research done by Bushman”
Vonnie R wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really had to search to find an unbiased biography of Joseph Smith. There are plenty of books out there that will paint this great man as a lunatic, and plenty more that portray him as a saint. I liked the balanced approach that Bushman takes, and I appreciated that he did not try to draw conclusions for me, but gave me the facts and let me figure out for myself what kind of man Joseph Smith was.
Shelley C wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I happen to believe the man was a prophet, and this book strenghthened that opinion.”
“I haven't finished this book. I'm about half way through it and although I really like it, once school started I couldn't keep reading it. Maybe when I'm done with my program I'll pick it back up.”
Rachel G wrote this review Friday, January 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
