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Belisle, Orvilla, fl. 1855 The Prophets; or, Mormonism unveiled.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05211 Author/Creator: Belisle, Orvilla, fl. 1855 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1855 Pagination: 412 p. : Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

Signed on the front endpaper by Ephraim Clark, Oakland, Ohio, 25 February 1857. An attack on BrighamYoung and the Mormon Church. Printed by William White Smith, and illustrated with woodcuts. Includes a loose print, "Death of Joseph Smith." Howes B 321.

Belisle, Orvilla, fl. 1855
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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