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Title: An extremely scholarly 500+ pg book on the 19th century's most contreversial religious figure
Review: If you expect to read this book in less than two weeks, you're dreaming. This book is so-information filled that it will have you rereading paragraphs left and right. I usually read 100 pages of a book every day, but when I first got this whopper, and read 100 pages, I literally spent 3 or 4 hours. I've gotten 300 pages in, and I finally decided that I will use this book for reference only, because it is so overloaded with information, that it is almost not enjoyable for pleasurable reading; this book should mostly be used for reports, essays, or for hardcore history buffs.Overall, it is not Mr. Bushman's fault that the slow, factual pace is too overwhelming for me. I highly recommend this book if you need to know A LOT about Joseph Smith (this is probably the most in-depth biography I've ever read), but if you only need to know an overall history, just read shorter biographies or Wikipedia.
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