I think one of the best ways to learn about history is to read biographies from the time period. They seem to give a more personalized view than reading most dry-as-dust textbooks. Someone mentioned that they wanted to read bios of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. I recommend "Rough Stone Rolling," by Bushman if you are interested in reading about Joseph Smith. It's excellent.
Reading good historical fiction can also be instructive. I just checked "Killer Angels" out of the library. This book was recommended by David McCullough as an excellent book about the Civil War time period. I look forward to reading it - maybe there will be some time now that school is out. (But I have found that the days fill right up with other projects during the summer break!)
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I just started the book and I'm finding it very insightful. I'm surprised that the integrity of the Joseph Smith's ideas have remained intact. People seemed to join the church so fast and then where did they go to learn about the inner workings of the church?
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to tell me what you think of Killer Angels. I absolutely loved it!!
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