Joseph Smith 
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SOURCE: Contingent
12/9/2020
How Spencer McBride Does History
History Phd Spencer McBride describes his work on the Joseph Smith Papers project, which poses unexpected challenges to learn about the world of the LDS founder.
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
3/23/2020
How Joseph Smith and the Early Mormons Challenged American Democracy
by Casey Cep
In Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith established a theocracy, ran for President, and tested the limits of religious freedom.
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SOURCE: NYT
11-10-14
It’s Official: Mormon Founder Had Up to 40 Wives
Mormon leaders have acknowledged for the first time that the church’s founder and prophet, Joseph Smith, took as many as 40 wives, some already married and one only 14 years old.
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SOURCE: AP
10-24-14
Mormon Founder had Teen Bride During Polygamy Days
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says most of Smith's wives were between 20 and 40 years old.
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