Rarely does a biographer capture the sense of being in a different time and mindset to the extent that readers feel they are reliving events through the eyes of the biographer s subject. This is the skill of Dan Vogel after twenty-five years of researching Joseph Smith s life and publishing on such related issues as Seekerism, the Book of Mormon, views of Smith s contemporaries about Indian origins, and the existing documents pertaining to Smith family experiences."
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Rarely does a biographer capture the sense of being in a different time and mindset to the extent that readers feel they are reliving events through the eyes of the biographer s subject. This is the skill of Dan Vogel after twenty-five years of researching Joseph Smith s life and publishing on such related issues as Seekerism, the Book of Mormon, views of Smith s contemporaries about Indian origins, and the existing documents pertaining to Smith family experiences."
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Very Good. Size: 12x9x1; Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Name on fep. A psychological biography of Joseph Smith presents a comprehensive account of his life, set against a backdrop of theology, local and national politics, Smith family dynamics, organizational issues, and interpersonal relations. xxii, 715 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, maps; 27 cm. Contents: Section I: The Smith family in Vermont and New Hampshire, 1796-1816; Section II: Early life in Western New York, 1816-1827; Section III: The book of Mormon project, 1828-1830; Section IV: Founding the church of Christ, 1830-1831.