New Joseph Smith bio presents him as something other than fraud or saint
Book review: ‘Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet’ by John J. Turner, ★★★★★
Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism and the victim of assassination in 1844, is one of the most polarizing figures of 19th-century American history. For some, he was little more than a con man, while for others he was a literal prophet of God.
Smith is portrayed as something of the former i…