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The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-Day Saints - Leonard J. Arrington & Davis Bitton - Alfred A. Knopf - 1st Edition - 1979

6.5 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches, 404 Pages, Black & White illustrations / Images, Pictorial Dust Jacket, Case Bound Hardcover, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Edition, 1979, Deckle Edges, Very Good Condition

The best history of the Latter-Day Saints addressed to a general audience now includes a new preface, an epilogue, and a bibliographical afterword. "This is without a doubt the definitive Mormon history".--Library Journal.

	Contents- The beginnings -- The appeals of Mormonism -- Early persecutions -- Triumph and tragedy in “The City of Joseph” -- Dispersion and the exodus under Brigham Young -- The challenge of building the kingdom -- Immigration and diversity -- Mormons and Native Americans -- The kingdom and the nation -- The nineteenth century ward -- Mormon sisterhood: charting the changes -- Church and kingdom: creative adjustment and reinvigoration -- The temporal foundation -- “In the world” : institutional responses -- Group personality: the unsponsored sector -- Appendix: first presidencies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Bibliographic essay -- Notes -- Index.

Contents-

The beginnings -- The appeals of Mormonism -- Early persecutions -- Triumph and tragedy in “The City of Joseph” -- Dispersion and the exodus under Brigham Young -- The challenge of building the kingdom -- Immigration and diversity -- Mormons and Native Americans -- The kingdom and the nation -- The nineteenth century ward -- Mormon sisterhood: charting the changes -- Church and kingdom: creative adjustment and reinvigoration -- The temporal foundation -- “In the world” : institutional responses -- Group personality: the unsponsored sector -- Appendix: first presidencies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Bibliographic essay -- Notes -- Index.

Condition is "Very Good". Great Condition with mild shelf / storage wear. Light chipping / tears to dust jacket. Very clean interior, tight binding, clear, bright and ready to ship!

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