Brigham Young

Pioneer Prophet

John G. Turner

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$21.50 • £17.95 • €19.50

ISBN 9780674416857

Publication Date: 10/06/2014

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512 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

42 halftones, 4 maps

Belknap Press

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John G. Turner is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.

Awards & Accolades

2013 Best Biography Award, Mormon History Association

2013 Francis Armstrong Madsen Best Utah History Book Award, Utah State Historical Society

A Booklist Top 10 Religion & Spirituality Title of 2012

A Foreign Affairs Best Book on the United States, 2012

A Meridian Magazine Top 12 Non-fiction Book of 2012

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, 2012

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