Item Detail
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4577
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5
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English
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The Mormon Press in Nauvoo, 1839-1846
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Western Illinois Regional Studies
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Fall 1988
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11
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5-29
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"Officially organized a short time after the publication of the first edition of the Book of Mormon in 1830, the Mormon Church was to rely heavily upon the printers' art in its formative years. Surprisingly, considering the importance of the Nauvoo experience in the history of the Mormons, the Mormon printing office in Nauvoo has received but little scholarly attention. Although a complete history of the Nauvoo printing office and its numerous publications is beyond the scope of this article, I have tried to provide a broad outline of its history and to suggest its significance in the development of the peculiar sense of identity so important to the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". [Text]