This broad overview of the history of a rapidly growing city in western Illinois in the 1840s examines the doctrines and history of The Church of J...
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Dec 23, 2010
Patra
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A worth read if you have a strong desire to learn about Nauvoo. It is a long book and the writer is determined to cover everything. I found it more interesting at the end of the book and I definitely learned a lot about the early years of the church and about Nauvoo. This book has inspired me to want to read more church history.
Dec 26, 2009
Mark
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Very thorough history of Nauvoo. The first many chapters were organized topically, then as the more compelling part of the story is reached, it proceeds chronologically. Again, very thorough.
Jan 27, 2010
Andre
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This is one of the newest and best histories of the Mormon city of Nauvoo in Illinois. A large and well researched and written book by an excellent LDS scholar.
Oct 30, 2010
Mormon
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This book was interesting at times, interspersed with a lot of boring parts. I actually skipped several boring parts to find something more interesting.
Oct 10, 2011
Richmond
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This book, for someone who has no real interest in Nauvoo, would be extremely dull. However, it was by far the best book I have ever read on the Nauvoo period, and in scholarship even surpassing B.H. Roberts' "The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo." (Which was also an excellent read about this time period in Mormon History.) I learned much about many characters in the period and area, and found the struggle to found and charter the city very interesting. I agree with what others have said, the
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Sep 22, 2009
James
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I guess their wasn't anything technically bad about this book except that I found it so terrible uninteresting.
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