From Mission to Madness: Last Son of the Mormon Prophet

by Valeen Tippetts Avery

Book Overview

Brilliant and charismatic,
David Hyrum Smith was a poet, painter, singer, philosopher, naturalist,
and highly effective missionary for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints. In this richly detailed biography, Valeen Tippetts
Avery chronicles the life of the last son of Joseph Smith and his first
wife, Emma.
Avery draws on a large body
of correspondence for details of David's life and on his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252067010
• ISBN13: 9780252067013
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"