Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet

by John G. Turner

From an award-winning biographer, a riveting and deeply researched portrait of Mormonism's charismatic founder

Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He built temples, founded a city-state in Illinois, ran for president, and married more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300255160
• ISBN13: 9780300255164
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 488 Pages