Joseph Smith for President: The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom

Authors

Spencer Welles McBride, The Joseph Smith Papers ProjectFollow

ISBN

9780190909413

Publication Date

2021

Price

29.95

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Abstract

In this issue’s author interview, McBride and I dive into Smith’s bid for the presidency. In doing so, we discuss how Smith endured tough lessons in the hollowness of states’ rights philosophy, which inspired his decision to run for president. Our discussion touches on Smith’s platform and his campaign’s infrastructure, and how the two related to his role as prophet in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.24.1.04

Recommended Citation

McBride, Spencer Welles (2022) "Joseph Smith for President: The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 24 : Iss. 1 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.24.1.04
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol24/iss1/4