Melvin T. Smith
MELVIN T. SMITH is the director of the Utah State Historical Society. This paper was originally presented at the Mormon History Association annual meeting, Omaha, May 1982.
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Faithful History/Secular Faith
I readily admit that the topic of “faithful history” may gain more by praying for the demise of the debate than by trying to provide life-extending arguments or by seeking to resurrect it. However, I…
Read moreViews of Brigham | Leonard J. Arrington, Brigham Young: American Moses, and Newell G. Bringhurst, Brigham Young and the Expanding American Frontier
Brigham Young: American Moses makes several important contributions. First, it relies on and quotes extensively from primary sources. Readers will glean a number of new insights. Particularly helpful is Arrington’s chapter on Brigham’s youthful life…
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