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Mormon Founder Joseph Smith Is One Of The Most Controversial Figures Of Nineteenth-century American History, And A Virtually Inexhaustible Subject For Analysis. In This Volume, Fifteen Scholars Offer Essays On How To Interpret And Understand Smith And His Legacy. Including Essays By Both Mormons And Non-mormons, This Wide-ranging Collection Is The Only Available Survey Of Contemporary Scholarly Opinion On The Extraordinary Man Who Started One Of The Fastest Growing Religious Traditions In The Modern World.