Mormonism Unvailed: Eber D. Howe, with Critical Comments by Dan Vogel

Any Latter-day Saint who has ever defended his or her beliefs has likely addressed issues first raised by Eber D. Howe in 1834. Howe's famous exposé was the first of its kind, with information woven together from previous news articles and some thirty affidavits he and others collected. He lived and worked in Painesville, Ohio, where, in 1829, he had published about Joseph Smith's discovery of a "golden bible." Smith's decision to relocate in nearby Kirtland sparked Howe's attention. Of even more concern was that Howe's wife and other family members had joined the Mormon faith. Howe immediately began investigating the new Church and formed a coalition of like-minded reporters and detractors. By 1834, Howe had collected a large body of investigative material, including affidavits from Smith's former neighbors in New York and from Smith's father-inlaw in Pennsylvania. Howe learned about Smith's early interest in pirate gold and use of a seer stone in treasure seeking and heard theories from Smith's friends, followers, and family members about the Book of Mormon's origin. Indulging in literary criticism, Howe joked that Smith, "evidently a man of learning," was a student of "barrenness of style and expression." Despite its critical tone, Howe's exposé is valued by historians for its primary source material and account of the growth of Mormonism in northeastern Ohio.

Author: Eber D. Howe, Dan Vogel
Publisher: Signature Books
Published: 04/20/2015
Pages: 600
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781560852315
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Eber Dudley Howe(1798-1885) wasborn in Clifton Park, New York. A newspaperman, he launched the "Telegraph" inPainesville, Ohio, in 1822. An abolitionist, Howe used his home as a refuge for runawayslaves as part of the UndergroundRailroad. In 1878 he published his memoir, "Autobiography and Recollections of aPioneer Printer."
Dan Vogel is editor of the award-winning, five-volume documentary series, "EarlyMormon Documents." He is also the editorof two anthologies, "American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon"(coeditor)and"The Word of God: Essays onMormon Scripture," as well as the authorof"Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon: Religious Solutions from Columbusto Joseph Smith," "Religious Seekers andthe Advent of Mormonism," and"JosephSmith: The Making of a Prophet." The latterwon Best Book Awards from boththe John Whitmer Historical Associationand Mormon History Association, as didhis five-volume series in the category fordocumentary editing."


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