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100 1 $aBennett, John Cook,$d1804-1867.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90016810
245 14 $aThe history of the saints, or, An exposé of Joe Smith and Mormonism /$cJohn C. Bennett ; introduction by Andrew F. Smith.
246 30 $aHistory of the saints
246 30 $aExposé of Joe Smith and Mormonism
250 $a3rd ed.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c[2000]
300 $axlviii, 341 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aOriginally published: Boston : Leland & Whiting, 1842. With new introd.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 1 $a"Calling Joseph Smith "one of the grossest and most infamous impostors that ever appeared upon the face of the earth," John Cook Bennett exposes a viper's nest of bitterness and corruption in his inflammatory History of the Saints, which appeared in 1842.".
520 8 $a"Issuing dire warnings of a Mormon conspiracy to overthrow the government, Bennett catalogs the "Mormon Monster's career of imposture, iniquity, and treason" while presenting testimonies to his own unsullied character.
520 8 $aCastigating the church and everyone associated with it, he describes the elaborate "seraglio" - the hierarchy of females at the disposal of men of power - and the Mormons' military and civic organization, as well as their secret societies, including the Danites, an elite group of spies and informers who purportedly dressed as women while engaged in their dark schemes.
520 8 $aThis same John Bennett had been Joseph Smith's assistant president and close confidant, as well as the mayor of the city of Nauvoo, a major general of its militia, and a chancellor of its university." "Andrew F. Smith's introduction examines this enigmatic character, putting Bennett's disavowal of the church and his near-fanatical crusade into perspective."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aMormons$vControversial literature.
600 10 $aSmith, Joseph,$cJr.,$d1805-1844.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006976
650 0 $aMormons$zIllinois$zNauvoo$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aNauvoo (Ill.)$xChurch history$y19th century.
852 00 $boff,glx$hBX8645$i.B45 2000