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Parley P. Pratt : the Apostle Paul of Mormonism / Terryl L. Givens, Matthew J. Grow.

Title
Parley P. Pratt : the Apostle Paul of Mormonism / Terryl L. Givens, Matthew J. Grow.
Author
Givens, Terryl
Publication
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011.

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Additional Authors
Grow, Matthew J.
Description
499 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
Biography of Parley P. Pratt, examining the dramatic events of his life and the crucial role he played in the expansion and foundational theology of early Mormonism.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Pratt, Parley P. 1807-1857
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Apostles > Biography
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History
  • Latter Day Saint churches > Apostles > Biography
  • Latter Day Saint churches > History
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The young seeker -- Dreams of Zion -- The archer of paradise -- "Strange and novel truths" -- "Strong dungeons and gloomy prisons" -- Apostle to the British -- Triumph and tragedy in Joseph's city -- Many Mormonisms : the East -- Many Mormonisms : exodus and England -- Pioneering westward -- Lamanites in the Pacific -- Parley and Mrs. Pratt(s) -- Prospecting for souls in San Francisco -- Murder and martyrdom.
ISBN
  • 9780195375732 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0195375734 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2011005099
OCLC
  • 702941535
  • SCSB-11688520
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library