BRAMHAM, DAPHNE

The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in a Polygamous Mormon Sect

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307355888. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 464 pages; "colonies of renegade fundamentalist Mormons have continued to practise polygamy and thrive to this day in Canada and the United States, despite the fact that they are flouting the law. In the U.S, the "prophet" Warren Jeffs made headlines when, having been placed on the list of America's Most Wanted, he was apprehended in 2006 and was convicted as an accomplice to rape. While his acolytes and subjects lived in poverty, Jeffs was driving around in a luxury SUV when state troopers pulled him over. The story is much the same here in Canada, where the "bishop" of a fundamentalist sect in Bountiful, B.C, Winston Blackmore, heads up a multi-million dollar group of companies and flies on private jets while his supporters and employees live hard-scrabble lives and tithe their meager earnings to the church. Daphne Bramham explores the history and ideas of this surprisingly resilient and insular society, asking the questions that surround its continued existence and telling the stories of the men and women whose lives are so entwined with it — both the leaders and the victims.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21854

Catalogue: Religion::Mormon

Keywords: 0307355888 Mormon polygamy bountiful BC RELIGION

WAYNE L. COWDREY;HOWARD A. DAVIS;ARTHUR VANICK

Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?

St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing, 2005. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0758605277. Card covers show very light shelf wear, top fore corner creased.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 558 pages; "This book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history concluding that The Book of Mormon is an "adaptation of an obscure historical novel" written by Revolutionary War veteran Solomon Spalding during the War of 1812. In twelve chapters, the authors lay out the evidence for the assertion that Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Joseph Smith Jr. adapted and embellished the Spalding manuscript to create The Book of Mormon. Although based on public records and solid research, the book reads like "investigative history," demonstrating that Mormon claims to the "supernatural" revelation and transcription of The Book of Mormon are fraudulent.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21289

Catalogue: Religion::Mormon

Keywords: 0758605277 Mormonism Religion Joseph Smith Mormons RELIGION