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By Kent Larsen
New Products: New History Books Look at Martyrdom, Utah History
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- This week's new books include several that
cover various aspects of Mormon history. These books include two
looks at the martyrdom, an early welsh-language publication, and
lawless elements in Utah history. Also, Blaine Yorgason has written a
new novel, looking at loyalty, faith and integrity.
Maasai Publishing author Ted Gibbons has released two different views
of the martyrdom. The first, "Road to Carthage," looks at the murder
of Joseph Smith through the eyes of his enemies, tracing their
movements and motivations leading up to the tragic night in Carthage.
"Sealing the Testimony," Gibbons second book, looks at the martyrdom
from the perspective of Willard Richards, using his own words to
describe the last days of the Prophet.
Meanwhile, BYU has published a translation of early LDS missionary
Dan Jones' "Zion's Trumpet," a welsh-language newspaper that rebutted
anti-Mormon stories in local newspapers and gave news of missionary
work in Wales in 1849. "Utah's Lawless Fringe" is a collection of
'true crime' stories from the Utah Historical Quarterly, many of
which involve Mormons in some way.
New and recent products:
Zion's Trumpet: 1849 Welsh Mormon Periodical by Ronald D. Dennis
Brigham Young University
Book; University Publisher; Non-fiction; Mormon Author $34.95
The first twelve issues of early LDS missionary Dan Jones' Zion's
Trumpet, a welsh-language newspaper he started to rebut anti-Mormon
stories carried in local newspapers. The book presents the newspaper
in a translated version that mimics their original appearance and
tells the remarkable story of early missionary efforts in Wales.
See:
More about "Zion's Trumpet: 1849 Welsh Mormon Periodical" by Ronald D. Dennis at Amazon.com
The Shadowtaker by Blaine M. Yorgason
Maasai Publishing
Book; LDS Publisher; Fiction; Mormon Author $11.95
Novel about a businessman's encounter with an old man who helps when
the businessman's jeep breaks down in the desert. The old man claims
to have been given the businessman's shadow and has private
information about the businessman's past. Yorgason unravels the
mystery of the Shadowtaker and in the process explores faith,
loyalty, integrity and consequences.
Road to Carthage by Ted Gibbons
Maasai Publishing
Book; LDS Publisher; Non-fiction; Mormon Author and Subject $11.95
A behind-the-scenes study of Old Nauvoo and those that plotted the
murder of Joseph Smith.
Sealing the Testimony by Ted Gibbons
Maasai Publishing
Book; LDS Publisher; Non-fiction; Mormon Author and Subject $11.95
Using the words of Willard Richards, witness to the martyrdom,
Gibbons tells the story of Joseph Smith's final days and the events
that sealed his testimony with his blood.
Utah's Lawless Fringe: Stories of True Crime by Stanford J. Layton
Signature Books
Book; Academic Publisher; Non-fiction; Mormon Subject $18.95
Layton's collection of readings from the Utah Historical Quarterly,
which he edits, includes many stories involving Mormons from 1880s
tax collector Lemuel Redd, who had to strong-arm renegade cattlemen,
to the attempts to arrest Brigham Young and the admissibility of
divine revelation as courtroom evidence.
See:
More about "Utah's Lawless Fringe: Stories of True Crime" by Stanford J. Layton at Amazon.com
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