Turning Type into Pi: The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor in Historical Context

by Craig L. Foster

Overview

Abstract: The destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor has been portrayed as an event that stands out as a unique act where Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo City Council suppressed free speech. However, rather than being an anomaly, the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor was historically and socially reflective of society in a volatile period in American history during which time several presses were destroyed and even editors attacked and killed.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185693216
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	09/07/2023
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #58
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	355 KB

About the Author

Craig L. Foster earned a MA and MLIS at Brigham Young University. He is also an accredited genealogist and works as a research consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. He has published articles about different aspects of Latter-day Saint history. He is the author of two books, co-author of another and co-editor of a three-volume series discussing the history and theology of plural marriage. Foster is also on the editorial board of the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal.