An American Prophet's Record - The Diaires and Journals of Joseph Smith

Cover has some light edge and corner wear. ; In his personal diaries Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, emerges as a believable and human religious leader, willing to allow both descendants and followers a complete look at his innovative beliefs and complex personality. "I enjoyed myself by my own fireside with many friends around me, " he recalled of a quiet moment at home. "I drank a glass of beer at Moisser's, " he dictated with equal frankness. An enthusiast for winter activities, Smith would often close his office whenever it snowed to go sledding with his son Frederick or to take his wife Emma sleighing.Published for the first time in their entirety, the personal diaries of Mormon founder Joseph Smith (1805-44) provide an unequaled view of this controversial American religious leader. Previous compilations of carefully selected and sometimes rewritten passages of Smith's diaries and journals do not capture the intensity of the present, unexpurgated edition. ; 6" x 9"; 576 pages; Signed by. …