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*Benjamin G. Ferris, ''Utah and the Mormons. The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs and Prospects of the Latter-day Saints. From personal observation during a six months’ residence at Great Salt Lake City'' (New York: 1854). | *Benjamin G. Ferris, ''Utah and the Mormons. The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs and Prospects of the Latter-day Saints. From personal observation during a six months’ residence at Great Salt Lake City'' (New York: 1854). | ||
*''The Californian Crusoe; or, The Last Treasure Found. A Tale of Mormonism'' (London: John Henry Parker 1854; New York: Stanford and Swords): 98. | *''The Californian Crusoe; or, The Last Treasure Found. A Tale of Mormonism'' (London: John Henry Parker 1854; New York: Stanford and Swords): 98. | ||
− | ''Joseph Smith et Les Mormons ou Examen de Leurs Pretentions Relativement a leur Bible, a leur Prophete et a leur Eglise'', par L. Favez (Lausamme: Delefrontaine and Comp 1854): 47. | + | * ''Joseph Smith et Les Mormons ou Examen de Leurs Pretentions Relativement a leur Bible, a leur Prophete et a leur Eglise'', par L. Favez (Lausamme: Delefrontaine and Comp 1854): 47. |
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* Hyppolite Taine, ''Nouveaux Essais de Critique et d’Histoire'' (Paris, 1865; reprinted 1900, 1901, 1914). Review article of Jules Remy, Voyage au pays des Mormons (Paris, 1860). Translated in Austin E. Fife, “Taine’s Essay on the Mormons. Translated with Introduction and Notes,” ''Pacific Historical Review'' 31/1 (February 1962): 58. | * Hyppolite Taine, ''Nouveaux Essais de Critique et d’Histoire'' (Paris, 1865; reprinted 1900, 1901, 1914). Review article of Jules Remy, Voyage au pays des Mormons (Paris, 1860). Translated in Austin E. Fife, “Taine’s Essay on the Mormons. Translated with Introduction and Notes,” ''Pacific Historical Review'' 31/1 (February 1962): 58. | ||
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+ | * Pomeroy Tucker, ''Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism. Biography of its Founders and History of its Church. Personal Remembrances and Historical Collections Hitherto Unwritten'' (New York: D. Appleton and Company 1867): 190. | ||
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− | + | * CCA Christensen's moving panorama illustrating church history. One of the 23 scenes illustrates the | |
+ | martyrdom and actually shows the smoking gun in Joseph's hand (circa this date). This was a traveling show of huge painted canvases that would be displayed to LDS audiences. | ||
− | + | ;1880 | |
+ | *''Autobiography of B. H. Roberts'', Gary J. Bergera p.76 | ||
− | + | ;1881 | |
+ | * Daniel Tyler, ''A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, 1846-47'' (Salt Lake City 1881). [includes statement by John Taylor on martyrdom of Joseph Smith] | ||
− | 1882 Lyman O. Littlefield, The Martyrs; A Sketch of the Lives and a Full account of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, together with a Concise Review of the Most Prominent Incidents Connected with the Persecutions of the Saints, from the time the Church was Organized up to the Year 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Juvenile Instructor Office 1882): [quoting from an earlier work by William M. Daniels in pamphlet form]: (Littlefield, page 78) | + | ;1882 |
+ | * Lyman O. Littlefield, ''The Martyrs; A Sketch of the Lives and a Full account of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, together with a Concise Review of the Most Prominent Incidents Connected with the Persecutions of the Saints, from the time the Church was Organized up to the Year 1846'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Juvenile Instructor Office 1882): [quoting from an earlier work by William M. Daniels in pamphlet form]: (Littlefield, page 78) | ||
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− | + | * R. W. Young, “In the Wake of the Church”, ''The Contributor'' 4/8 (May 1883): 307. | |
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− | 1885 | + | ; 1885 |
+ | * Mrs. Ellen E. Dickinson, ''New Light on Mormonism Introduction by Thurlow Weed'' (NYC: Funk & Wagnalls, 1885), 108. | ||
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+ | * B.H. Roberts, “The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo,” ''The Contributor'' 8/11 (September 1887): 406, 407 note | ||
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+ | * Andrew Jenson, ''Historical Record'' 7/1-3 (Jan 1888): 568-571 | ||
+ | * George Q. Cannon, ''Life of Joseph Smith the Prophet'' (October 1, 1888): 515 | ||
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− | + | * B.H. Roberts, ''The Life of John Taylor'' (SLC: 1989; first published 1892) p.134 | |
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+ | * B. H. Roberts, ''New Witnesses for God'', Vol. 1, (Salt Lake City, January, 1895: 484; Reprinted 1911: 482). | ||
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+ | * Orson F. Whitney, "The Mormon Prophet's Tragedy," A review of an Article by the late John Hay, published originally in the Atlantic Monthly for December, 1869, and republished in the Saints Herald of June 21, 1905. Whitney’s response published 1905, p.68-81 | ||
− | + | ;1933 | |
− | + | *John Henry Evans, ''Joseph Smith. An American Prophet'' (NY: MacMillan 1933; 1961 Amy Evans; 1989 Deseret Book): 204, 206. | |
+ | ;1943 | ||
+ | * John Taylor, ''The Gospel Kingdom'' p.358-360 [taken from Roberts, ''History of the Church'' 7:100; 252f; 2:267-8; 2:284-5; Published initially in 1943; this is from Taylor’s Witness to the Martyrdom, mentioned earlier under “Richard F. Burton” | ||
+ | ;1951 | ||
− | + | *John A. Widtsoe, ''Joseph Smith. Seeker after Truth; Prophet of God'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1951; 1991): 319 [quotes from the Willard Richards account] | |
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+ | *LeGrand L. Baker, “On to Carthage to Die”, ''Improvement Era'' 72/6 (June 1969): 15 | ||
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+ | * Reed Blake, ''24 Hours to Martyrdom'' (SLC: Bookcraft, 1973): 127-8 | ||
− | + | ;1979 | |
− | + | * Leonard J. Arrington and Davis Bitton, ''The Mormon Experience. A History of the Latter-day Saints'' (New York: Knopf, 1979; 1980): 81 | |
− | + | ;1981 | |
− | + | * Dean C. Jessee, “Return to Carthage: Writing the History of Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom," ''Journal of Mormon History'' 8 (1981): 1-19. | |
− | + | ;1985 | |
+ | * Book Reviews; ''BYU Studies'' Vol. 25, No. 3, (Summer 1985): .124 Review of Dean C. Jessee, ''The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith''; Review by Marvin S. Hill, BYU History Professor | ||
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− | + | * {{Ensign1|author=Reed Blake|article=Martyrdom at Carthage|date=June 1994|start=30}} {{link|url=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1994.htm/ensign%20june%201994.htm/martyrdom%20at%20carthage.htm?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0}} | |
− | + | * The same information was contained in a “First Presidency Message” in the same Ensign issue (anniversary of Joseph's assassination). | |
− | + | * ''Church History in the Fulness of Times'', Religion 342-343, Church Educational System manual. | |
− | + | * Dallin H. Oaks and Marvin J. Hill, ''Carthage Conspiracy;; | |
− | + | * Davis Bitton, The Martyrdom Remembered. A one-hundred-fifty-year perspective on the assassination of Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City, Utah: Aspen Books, 1994). | |
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− | + | * Matthew B. Brown, ''Joseph Smith. The Man. The Mission. The Message'' (American Fork, Utah, Covenant Communications, 2004): 90, shows a picture of the gun. “Composite photograph of the pepperbox pistol that Joseph Smith used to defend himself after Hyrum had been murdered”. Story given in more detail pages 92-4. | |
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− | + | * Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual for 2005: “Doctrine and Covenants and Church History” lesson 32, page 184: the following account of the martyrdom by Elder Willard Richards: | |
::“As he struck the floor he exclaimed emphatically, ‘I am a dead man.’ Joseph looked towards him and responded, ‘Oh, dear brother Hyrum!’ and opening the door two or three inches with his left hand, discharged one barrel of a six shooter (pistol) at random in the entry. . A ball [from the musket of one of the mob] grazed Hyrum’s breast, and entering his throat passed into his head, while other muskets were aimed at him and some balls hit him. | ::“As he struck the floor he exclaimed emphatically, ‘I am a dead man.’ Joseph looked towards him and responded, ‘Oh, dear brother Hyrum!’ and opening the door two or three inches with his left hand, discharged one barrel of a six shooter (pistol) at random in the entry. . A ball [from the musket of one of the mob] grazed Hyrum’s breast, and entering his throat passed into his head, while other muskets were aimed at him and some balls hit him. |
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From the very beginning of the Church, Joseph's possession and use of a pepperbox pistol in defense of himself and his brother and friends has been repeatedly mentioned. This includes statements by LDS, anti-Mormon, and other secular sources even from a very early period, demonstrating that there was no attempt to hide the facts.
martyrdom and actually shows the smoking gun in Joseph's hand (circa this date). This was a traveling show of huge painted canvases that would be displayed to LDS audiences.
When the revolver failed, we had no more firearms, and expected an immediate rush of the mob, and the doorway full of muskets, half way in the room, and no hope but instant death from within.” off-site
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