Journal of Mormon History Volume 34 Issue 3 Summer 2008 Article 1 2008 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 34, No. 3, 2008 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation (2008) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 34, No. 3, 2008," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 34 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol34/iss3/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Mormon History by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Journal of Mormon History Vol. 34, No. 3, 2008 Table of Contents LETTER --Update on Louisa Bonelli Todd Compton, vii ARTICLES --The Many Uses of Humor Leonard J. Arrington, 1 --An “American Mahomet”: Joseph Smith, Muhammad, and the Problem of Prophets in Antebellum America J. Spencer Fluhman, 23 --The Last Smith Presidents and the Transformation of the RLDS Church William D. Russell, 46 --The Wives of the Patriarchs Irene M. Bates, 85 --Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young on the Witness Stand: Recollections of a Plural Wife H. Michael Marquardt, 110 --The Concept of a “Rejected Gospel” in Mormon History, Part 2 William Shepard, 142 REVIEWS --Melissa Lambert Milewski, ed. Before the Manifesto: The Life Writings of Mary Lois Walker Morris Jennifer L. Lund, 187 --B. Carmon Hardy, ed. Doing the Works of Abraham: Mormon Polygamy, Its Origin, Practice, and Decline. Thomas G. Alexander, 191 --Ron Romig, ed. Emma’s Nauvoo Bill Shepard, 196 --Ron Romig, ed. Martin Harris’s Kirtland Jeff Needle, 198 --Kent P. Jackson and Andrew C. Skinner, eds. A Witness for the Restoration: Essays in Honor of Robert Matthews Jonathan Stapley, 200 --Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Frontier Children Stanford J. Layton, 203 --Glenn Cuerden. Images of America Nauvoo Kenneth and Audrey Godfrey, 205 --W. Paul Reeve. Making Space on the Western Frontier: Mormons, Miners, and Southern Paiutes Samuel Brown, 207 --William A. Wilson. The Marrow of Human Experience: Essays on Folklore. Edited by Jill Terry Rudy Boyd Jay Petersen, 211 --Ronald S. Hanson. Early Mormon Tithing Offices and Mormon Currency Innovations Alan L. Morrell, 214 --Richard Richards. Climbing the Political Ladder, One Rung at a Time Douglas D. Alder, 216 --Christian Euvrard. Louis Auguste Bertrand (1808–1875): Journaliste Socialiste et Pionnier Mormon Gary James Bergera, 219 --Brian C. Hales. Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations after the Manifesto Ken Driggs, 225 --Marcie Gallacher and Kerri Robinson. A Banner Is Unfurled and Be Still My Soul Robert M. Hogge, 228 --Wayne C. Booth. My Many Selves: The Quest for a Plausible Harmony Robert A. Rees, 232 --Jedediah S. Rogers, ed. In the President’s Office: The Diaries of L. John Nuttall, 1879–1892 Stephen C. Taysom, 235 --Jeff Benedict. The Mormon Way of Doing Business Michael Harold Paulos, 238 --Dan Vogel. Early Mormon Documents, 5 vols. Jed Woodworth, 242 --Donald G. Godfrey and Kenneth W. Godfrey. The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Utah Years, 1871–1886 Jedediah S. Rogers, 246 --Terryl L. Givens. People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture John-Charles Duffy, 248 --Michael K. Winder. Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America’s Presidents and the LDS Church Daniel Walker Howe, 254 --Burr Fancher. Captain Alexander Fancher: Adventurer, Drover, Wagon Master and Victim of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Jill N. Crandell, 257 --Susanna Morrill. White Roses on the Floor of Heaven. Mormon Women’s Popular Theology, 1880–1920 Kylie Nielson Turley, 263 --Eric Swedin. The Killing of Greybird Dlora Hall Dalton and Dawn Hall Anderson, 268 BOOK NOTICES --Paul D. Lyman. 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Send manuscripts to the Journal of Mormon History, 10 West 100 South Suite 106, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. iii JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY VOLUME 35, NO. 3 SUMMER 2008 CONTENTS LETTER Update on Louisa Bonelli Todd Compton vii ARTICLES The Many Uses of Humor Leonard J. Arrington 1 An “American Mahomet”: Joseph Smith, Muhammad, and the Problem of Prophets in Antebellum America J. Spencer Fluhman 23 The Last Smith Presidents and the Transformation of the RLDS Church William D. Russell 46 The Wives of the Patriarchs Irene M. Bates 85 Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young on the Witness Stand: Recollections of a Plural Wife H. Michael Marquardt 110 The Concept of a “Rejected Gospel” in Mormon History, Part 2 William Shepard 142 REVIEWS Melissa Lambert Milewski, ed. Before the Manifesto: The Life Writings of Mary Lois Walker Morris Jennifer L. Lund 187 B. Carmon Hardy, ed. Doing the Works of Abraham: Mormon Polygamy, Its Origin, Practice, and Decline. Thomas G. Alexander 191 Ron Romig, ed. Emma’s Nauvoo Bill Shepard 196 Ron Romig, ed. Martin Harris’s Kirtland Jeff Needle 198 iv CONTENTS v Kent P. Jackson and Andrew C. Skinner, eds. A Witness for the Restoration: Essays in Honor of Robert Matthews Jonathan Stapley 200 Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Frontier Children Stanford J. Layton 203 Glenn Cuerden. Images of America Nauvoo Kenneth and Audrey Godfrey 205 W. Paul Reeve. Making Space on the Western Frontier: Mormons, Miners, and Southern Paiutes Samuel Brown 207 William A. Wilson. The Marrow of Human Experience: Essays on Folklore. Edited by Jill Terry Rudy Boyd Jay Petersen 211 Ronald S. Hanson. Early Mormon Tithing Offices and Mormon Currency Innovations Alan L. Morrell 214 Richard Richards. Climbing the Political Ladder, One Rung at a Time Douglas D. Alder 216 Christian Euvrard. Louis Auguste Bertrand (1808–1875): Journaliste Socialiste et Pionnier Mormon Gary James Bergera 219 Brian C.