When Joseph and Emma Smith arrived in Ohio in 1831, several families offered them lodging, as did the Whitneys, whose five year-old daughter, Sarah...
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Jun 26, 2009
Justin
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Nauvoo Polygamy is a frank and honest discussion of the history and culture of early Mormon polygamy. While Compton wrote the encyclopedia, Smith wrote for the audience. The chapters about how polygamy worked culturally are the most interesting. There is plenty of discussion about source material and historical context, along with all kinds of charts. This book has statistics like Brigham Young had wives. The last chapter traces the history of polygamy through Europe to the Americas – my advi
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Jun 02, 2009
Michele
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I started out believing that JS was the innocent charismatic who was taken advantage of by more sophisticated men, like BY. After reading this book, I believe just the opposite. The interesting thing about this book is that though, certainly George Smith has an agenda, just as all authors do, his research is so impeccable, that it is presented in as much detail as he can provide - including the context of other examples of christian plural marriage down through the ages - but doesn't really sp
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Apr 12, 2009
Emily
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This is actually a very interesting book, but give yourself sometime because there is a lot of detail with names and dates.
Dec 28, 2010
Carys
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It's not my 'favourite' polygamy book (if I can use that word about a topic which continues to give me the heeby-jeebies) however there is some new (to me, at least) and interesting information in 'Nauvoo Polygamy'. Having said that, I'd recommend 'Mormon Polygamy: A History' by Richard Van Wagoner before I'd recommend 'Nauvoo Polygamy'.
May 25, 2010
Jason
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This book is worth the 4 stars for the extensive charts and meticulously compiled demographic data alone. Didn't like the style and method of writing in a few chapters but overall it is a very important and well researched book.
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