the bizarre" that was "based on worthless testimony". The work has been criticized for manifesting a strong Mormon bias and using Romantic, "rhapsodic prose that sometimes overshoots the mark", but as late as 2001 was nevertheless considered "unsurpassed for its detail and for its comprehensive treatment" as a synthesis of Latter-day Saint history. Volumes summary Volume I Joseph Smith's early history until the church's experience in Missouri Volume II Settlement in Illinois up unto the exodus from Illinois Volume III The pioneer trek up until federal intervention in Salt Lake City Volume IV Various events in Utah Territory in the 1850s Volume V Volume VI Events leading up to the Manifesto, Utah statehood, and other events to 1930 See also Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, a biographical dictionary of the LDS Church from 1830 to 1930 Notes References . 1930 non-fiction books The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints texts History books about the Latter Day Saint movement History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Works by B. H. Roberts Deseret Book books 1930 in Christianity