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Joseph Smith Papers: Histories, 1832-1844, Vol. 1
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About Joseph Smith Papers: Histories, 1832-1844, Vol. 1
Product Description Read Joseph Smith's history as told by Joseph Smith himself. Winner of the Best Documentary Editing/Bibliography Award from the Mormon History Association in 2013. This book presents the six personal and church histories written, dictated, or closely supervised by Joseph Smith, founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book includes accounts of Smith's foundational spiritual experiences, including his first vision of Deity, the ministering of the angel Moroni to him, the discovery of the gold plates and translation of the Book of Mormon, and the bestowal of priesthood authority. Other histories in this volume give a day-by-day account of the mid-1830s in Kirtland, Ohio, and Joseph Smith's narration of the "Mormon War" and the events leading up his imprisonment in Missouri. Also included is Joseph Smith's original summary of church beliefs and practices, later known as the Articles of Faith. Review The editors of H1 have produced an exemplary documentary edition. Their work typifies the kind of outstanding research and analysis that distinguishes good scholarly and documentary editions of historical texts. Their comprehensive proofreading plan, rules for transcription, introductions, explanatory annotations, text-specific source notes, and historical essays provide readers with an experience comparable to reading the original documents. --Diana Dial Reynolds, Mormon Historical Studies 14 no. 2 (Fall 2013): 213-215 Importantly, Volume 1: Joseph Smith Histories subtly educates its readers about the craft of history and the many perplexities that surrounded the creation of early Mormonism's story. The volume editors skillfully address the questions of authorship and Joseph Smith's use of scribes/collaborators/co-authors like Warren Parrish, Howard Coray, and W. W. Phelps. . . . The volume's detailed notes and commentaries provide readers with the tools to understand the meaning and significance of these documents. It is a volume that will benefit both serious historians and casual students of Mormon history. --Brett D. Dowdle and Samuel Morris Brown, Journal of Mormon History 39 no. 2 (Spring 2013): 255-258 The result is a volume that is absolutely necessary to any serious study of the period, but also a volume that should be used far outside the discipline. It presents consummate material for studies in textual criticism, memory, and narrative studies. H1 maintains the strict and high standards of document editing that continue to push all publishers and scholars interested in Mormonism to increased excellence. --J. Stapley, "Review: JSPP, Histories, Volume 1: Joseph Smith Histories, 1832 1844," By Common Consent (blog), July 13, 2012 About the Author Karen Lynn Davidson is a former member of the English faculty and director of the honors program at Brigham Young University. David J. Whittaker was curator of nineteenth-century western and Mormon manuscripts, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library; and associate professor of history, Brigham Young University. Mark Ashurst-McGee and Richard L. Jensen are historians for the Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
