Emerson Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 For anyone into the academic study of Mormon history, here is a roundup of what I found to be the best books and articles in the field from the past twelve months: http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/2012-in-retrospect/If you are just into the cream of the crop, here are my picks for the MHA awards:Best Book Award: John Turner, Brigham Young: Pioneer ProphetBest First Book: Spencer Fluhman: Peculiar People: Anti-Mormonism and the Making of Religion in Nineteenth-Century AmericaBest Biography: Thomas Alexander, Edward Hunter Snow: Pioneer-Educator-StatesmanBest Documentary Book: Peter Crawley, A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church, vol. 3Best International Book: Marjorie Newton, Tiki and Temple: The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854-1958Best Article Award: Thomas Simpson, “The Death of Mormon Separatism in American Universities, 1877-1896”Awards of Excellence: Alex Smith, “The Book of the Law of the Lord”; Christopher Jones, “Mormonism in the Methodist Marketplace”Best Article on Mormon Women’s History: Lisa Olsen Tait, “The Young Women’s Journal: Gender and Generations in Mormon Women’s Magazines” 2 Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 any knowledge on when the Elder Paul H. Dunn book by Prince is coming out? Link to comment
Emerson Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 any knowledge on when the Elder Paul H. Dunn book by Prince is coming out?Long, long time, methinks. He is planning on doing the Arrington biography first, and he isn't very far along on that one either. Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Long, long time, methinks. He is planning on doing the Arrington biography first, and he isn't very far along on that one either.oh, buckets of woe and gushers of sorrow! Link to comment
Emerson Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Even if there's little interest (grin), here is my list of important books coming out in the next 12 months: http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/previewing-2013/ 1 Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Even if there's little interest (grin), here is my list of important books coming out in the next 12 months: http://www.juvenilei...reviewing-2013/I have two of those Apostles Diary books published by Signature Books, come to find out one or both is now online! dagnabbit. But looking forward to the Don Bradley 116 lost pages work and I want that Pres. Ivins diary, because he seems like a lesser known Apostle/1st Pres, plus he was born on me birthday 1 Link to comment
volgadon Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Even if there's little interest (grin), here is my list of important books coming out in the next 12 months: http://www.juvenilei...reviewing-2013/Thank you, very interesting. Link to comment
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