Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First edition, First Printing. Hardcover/dust jacket. 740 pp. Signed by author. Scattered underlining.
Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling also brilliantly evaluates the prophet’s bold contributions to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world. Condition: Very good. Item #13315
ISBN: 1400042704
Price: $25.00