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American West Brigham Young

Brigham Young and Latter-day Saint Faith

Thomas Alexander is the author Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith (University of Oklahoma University Press, 2019). His book precedes another contribution from the press about the relationship between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger.

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American West Latter-day Saint History

Virtual Tour of the Salt Lake City Cemetery

Mark Smith is Sexton of the Salt Lake City Cemetery and co-author of Salt Lake City Cemetery (Images of America).

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American History Joseph Smith

Encounter with Joseph Smith Highlighted in New Book, ‘Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family’

The month before Joseph Smith was assassinated, he gave a personal tour of Nauvoo, Illinois, to two prominent men of the time: Charles Francis Adams and Josiah Quincy Jr.

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Vast Early America

Revolutionary War: American Revolutionaries Printing the News

Joseph M. Adelman is an assistant professor of history at Framingham State University and the author of Revolutionary Networks: The Business and Politics of Printing the News, 1763-1789 (JHU Press, 2019).

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American History American West

Transcontinental Railroad Art and Photography

The transcontinental railroad is inseparable from the history of the American West. It may not be a person like mountain man Jim Bridger, but the railroad figures just as prominently. Scott Lothes takes readers behind the scenes and describes a stunning new collection of railroad photographs.

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American History Ancient history

This Podcast Wants You to Know the Stories and Names of Forgotten Women

Sometimes the greatest stories are found in the most unlikely places. Thanks to a lonely grave in a Colorado cemetery, scores of women largely lost to history are having their stories shared with thousands.

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American History

Sara Georgini Publishes Religious History of the Adams Family

Sara Georgini is Series Editor for The Papers of John Adams and author of Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family (Oxford, 2019). Her book includes a fascinating account between Joseph Smith and Charles Francis Adams in Nauvoo, Illinois.

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American History Ancient history

What’s Her Name Podcast Origin

The What’s Her Name podcast, co-hosted by Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson, tells the stories of fascinating women you’ve never heard of, but should have.

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American History

Pentecostals in America with Arlene Sánchez Walsh

Arlene Sánchez Walsh is a religious historian of Latina/o religion and author of Pentecostals in America.  

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American History

Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century with Wes Granberg-Michaelson

Wes Granberg-Michaelson served as the General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America for 17 years. He is the author of “Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century.”