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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mormonism Mormonism W. Paul Reeve This encyclopedia offers broad historical coverage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, covering its historic development, important individuals, and central ideas and issues. It began… OL15368235W
Villages on wheels Villages on wheels Stanley Buchholz Kimball Mormon travels, often made at great sacrifice, began in a first move in 1831 from New York and Pennsylvania, and on to Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Then came the the great wagon and handcart exodus … OL16239564W
Parley P. Pratt Parley P. Pratt Terryl L. Givens After Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt was the most influential figure in early Mormon history and culture. Missionary, pamphleteer, theologian, historian, and martyr, Pratt was perenn… OL16322408W
Exhibiting Mormonism Exhibiting Mormonism Reid Larkin Neilson The 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, presented the Latter-day Saints with their first opportunity to exhibit the best of Mormonism for a national and an internationa… OL16412652W
Brigham Young, pioneer prophet Brigham Young, pioneer prophet John G. Turner Brigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mo… OL16626900W
American Crucifixion American Crucifixion Alex Beam From the Introduction... The leading citizens of southwestern Illinois could have imprisoned Joseph Smith. They could have chased him back across the Mississippi and delivered him to his old enemi… OL17334335W
Unique stories from LDS history Unique stories from LDS history Dan Barker viii, 166 p. ; 23 cm OL18800363W
Far West record Far West record Donald Q. Cannon,Lyndon W. Cook "...Minutes of various kinds of Church-related meetings (general conferences, high council and priesthood quorum meetings, and special councils) for the period 1830-1844 ... held in New York, Ohio, I… OL19379829W
Under the Banner of Heaven Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to ext… OL1974545W
Historical dictionary of Mormonism Historical dictionary of Mormonism Davis Bitton Clears up many of the misconceptions held about Mormonism and its members, making it an essential reference. OL1998698W
Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Smith Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Smith Ron L. Andersen Addresses how Lincoln laid down his life for his work, as did Joseph Smith, and how he had premonitions about his impending assassination, much like those of Joseph Smith. OL23180723W
The Mormons The Mormons Richard O. Cowan,John P. Livingstone,Roy A. Prete,Craig J. Ostler "Founded in 19th-century America, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (whose members are informally known as Mormons) is neither Protestant nor Catholic, but claims to be a restoration of… OL23414036W
Mormon history Mormon history Ronald W. Walker "Mormon History offers an interpretive survey of Mormon historical writings, from the partisan and often ephemeral history of the nineteenth century through the shift in the first half of the twentie… OL2678746W
Early Mormonism and the magic world view Early Mormonism and the magic world view D. Michael Quinn In this articulate and insightful book, D. Michael Quinn, a professor of history at Brigham Young University, masterfully reconstructs the world view of an earlier age in America, finding ample evide… OL2947584W
A Mormon bibliography, 1830-1930 A Mormon bibliography, 1830-1930 Chad J. Flake Historians will find a researcher's treasure trove in this remarkable two-volume reference work that includes 14,400 entries to publications by or about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint… OL4276838W
The saints and the Union The saints and the Union E. B. Long Long, noted Civil War historian and long-time research assistant to the late Bruce Catton, reveals a neglected but fascinating chapter in American frontier, Mormon, Indian, and Civil War history. His… OL5479568W
One side by himself One side by himself Ronald O. Barney "Lewis Barney's life-span roughly covered the last third of a period which significantly influenced American culture. His death in 1894, after a lifetime of chasing civilization's edge, was coinciden… OL6208976W
The Uses of Adversity The Uses of Adversity Carlfred Broderick vi, 58 p. ; 18 cm OL9556455W