American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church
New York: Public Affairs, 2014. First printing. Hardcover/dust jacket. 334pp. In American Crucifixion, Alex Beam tells how Smith went from charismatic leader to public enemy: How his most seismic revelation—the doctrine of polygamy—created a rift among his people; how that schism turned to violence; and how, ultimately, Smith could not.....

