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The Mormon People

The Making of an American Faith

by Matthew Bowman

A concise history of the Latter-day Saints from Joseph Smith to the twenty-first century. Bowman covers polygamy, the move to Utah, the integration into American society and global growth. A balanced and readable survey.

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