From Mission to Madness: Last Son of the Mormon ProphetUniversity of Illinois Press, 1998 - 357 Seiten Brilliant and charismatic, David Hyrum Smith was a poet, painter, singer, philosopher, naturalist, and highly effective missionary for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In this richly detailed biography, Valeen Tippetts Avery chronicles the life of the last son of Joseph Smith and his first wife, Emma. Avery draws on a large body of correspondence for details of David's life and on his poetry to reveal his personality and emotional struggles. She tells of his mental deterioration, starting with a probable breakdown early in 1870 and ending with his death in 1904 in the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Elgin, where he had been confined for twenty-seven years. "This is an astonishing accomplishment which not only tells the reader about a neglected historical figure, but about myriad neglected dimensions of both Mormon history and the history of religion in general." -- Jan Shipps, author of Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition "This will stand alone as a biography of David H. Smith. . . . But it is also an insightful look at the times and environment from which the Smith family, and its ideas, emerged." -- Paul M. Edwards, author of Our Legacy of Faith: A Brief History of the Reorganized Church |
Inhalt
Mormonism Established 183044 | 1 |
Exodus and Aftermath The Smiths in Nauvoo 184450 | 21 |
Childhood in a River Town 185063 | 37 |
Becoming a Josephite 186365 | 56 |
Preacher on the Prairies 186668 | 72 |
The Son of Promise in Utah 1869 | 87 |
David and Clara 186971 | 114 |
The Wanderer Outward Bound 187172 | 144 |
The Feeble Light of Reason 187273 | 198 |
So Sore a Broken Joint on Which to Lean 187377 | 214 |
David and Charley 187277 | 232 |
The Asylum for the Insane 187780 | 243 |
The Sweet Singer in Decline 18801904 | 258 |
Notes | 285 |
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From Mission to Madness: Last Son of the Mormon Prophet Valeen Tippetts Avery Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1998 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Alex Alexander Hale Smith Amasa Lyman appeared asylum August believed Bernhisel Boren Briggs Brigham Young Brighamites brother California Charles Jensen church leaders church members Clara Council Bluffs David and Alexander David H David Hyrum Smith David Smith David wrote death December DHS Papers DHS to Charles DHS to ESB Elbert Elgin Emma Smith Emma's faith father February friends Godbeites Herald Ibid Illinois insane Iowa January Joseph F Joseph Smith Joseph Smith III Joseph Smith Jr Josephite Journal Julia July June Lamoni Letterbook Letters and Papers Lewis Bidamon lived Malad March married Memoirs mind Miscellaneous Letters mission missionary Missouri Mormon church mother Nauvoo November numbers October Plano plural marriage poem polygamy preached president prophet Quoted Reorganized Church reported returned revelation river RLDS Archives Salt Lake City seph Smith family spirit thought tion Utah church W. W. Blair wife wives women write
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