Provo, UTArchive for 'History' Category
Exploring Desert Stone, John N. Macomb’s 1859 Expedition to the Canyonlands of the Colorado by Steven K. Madsen
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: Exploring Desert Stone, John N. Macomb’s 1859 Expedition to the Canyonlands of the Colorado Author: Steven K. Madsen Publisher: Utah State University Press Genre: Western History Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: xxi, 273 Binding: Hardbound, cloth : alk. paper [...]
The Hor Book of Breathings: A Translation and Commentary, Studies in the Book of Abraham, vol. 2 by Michael D. Rhodes
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: The Hor Book of Breathings: A Translation and Commentary, Studies in the Book of Abraham, vol. 2 Author: Michael D. Rhodes Publisher: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Text [...]
The Invention of Hebrew by Seth L. Sanders
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: (Editor’s note: we welcome, and are grateful, that Kevin was willing to do a review of this volume. He brings a world of knowledge and insight to the table. Thanks, Kevin, for taking the time to do this.) Review ====== [...]
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844 Edited by John W. Welch with Erick B. Carlson
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: [/caption] Title: Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844 Author: Edited by John W. Welch with Erick B. Carlson Publisher: Brigham Young University Press and Deseret Book Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2005 [...]
The Mountain Meadows Massacre A Bibliographic Perspective
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The Mountain Meadows Massacre was one of the worst acts of premeditated mass murder ever committed by Americans against other Americans. It occurred in southern Utah between Cedar City and St. George on September 11, 1857, and involved the slaughter of 120 California-bound emigrants, the Fancher-Baker train. It was [...]
Pioneer, Polygamist, Politician: The Life of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon by Mari Grana
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: [/caption] Title: Pioneer, Polygamist, Politician: The Life of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon Author: Mari Grana Publisher: Two Dot, a division of the Globe Pequot Press Genre: Biography Year Published: 2009 Number [...]
The Joseph Smith Papers: Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books Editors: Robin Scott Jensen, Robert J. Woodford, Steven C. Harper
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: [/caption] Title: The Joseph Smith Papers: Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books Editors: Robin Scott Jensen, Robert J. Woodford, Steven C. Harper Publisher: The Church Historian’s Press Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2009 [...]
The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction By Terryl L. Givens
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction Author: Terryl L. Givens Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: Religion Year: 2009 Pages: 140 ISBN10: 9780195369311 ISBN13: 9780195369311 [...]
Lost Legacy, The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch by Irene Bates and E. Gary Smith
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: Lost Legacy, The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch Author: Irene Bates and E. Gary Smith Publisher: U of Illinois Press Genre: Non-fiction Year Published: 2003 Number of Pages: 272 Binding: [...]
Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story by Mark L. Shurtleff
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Title: Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story Author: Mark L. Shurtleff Publisher: Valor Publishing Group, LLC Genre: Historical Novel Year Published: 2009 Number of Pages: 480 pgs Binding: [...]