Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Early Mormon Documents, Vol. 4

Name: Early Mormon Documents, Vol. 4
Author: Dan Vogel
ISBN: 9781560851592

by Dan Vogel

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Overview

These documents derive from testimonials by neighbors and "witnesses" to the events that occurred at the Palmyra/Manchester residence of the Joseph Smith family. Collections include the statements and interviews of Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, Philastus Hurlbut, William H. and Edmund L. Kelley, C. C. Thorne, John H. Gilbert, and Arthur B. Deming. News reports from the Wayne Sentinel, the Palmyra Freeman, and the Palmyra Reflector are also included.

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About the Author, Dan Vogel

Dan Vogel is the editor of Early Mormon Documents, a five-volume series that won Best Documentary awards from both the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association. He is the editor of The Word of God: Essays on Mormon Scripture; author of Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon; Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet and Religious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism; and co-editor of American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon. He is also a contributor to The Prophet Puzzle: Interpretive Essays on Joseph Smith and Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History, among others. He has presented research papers at the annual Mormon History Association meetings, Sunstone Theological Symposium, and similar conferences. He is currently preparing a definitive edition of Joseph Smith’s multi-volume History of the Church. He and his wife live in Westerville, Ohio.