1886 1ed Mormon Portraits Joseph Smith Orson Sarah Pratt Polygamy LDS Wymetal

1886 1^ed Mormon Portraits Joseph Smith Orson Sarah Pratt Polygamy LDS Wymetal

“Many little bodies of new-born children floated down the Mississippi…” -Abigail Harris

An exceptionally rare and controversial work, this first volume of the ‘Mormon Portraits’ by Austrian journalist Wilhelm von Wymetal is an intense yet fascinating read. Wymetal, using the pseudonym Dr. W. Wyl, presents a compilation of interviews with a variety of individuals affiliated with Mormonism and its leadership. Wyl’s intent was to both debunk claims by and expose scandalous practices within the early Mormon church. One such example; In response to pro-polygamous beliefs and claims, Sarah Pratt, wife of early prominent Mormon leader Orson Pratt, insisted Joseph Smith had no polygamous offspring due to the large-scale secret practice of abortion in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Item number: #40020

Price: $599

WYL, Dr. W (pseud.); [VON WYMETAL, Wilhelm]

Mormon Portraits, Or, The Truth about the Mormon Leaders from 1830 to 1886… Joseph Smith, the prophet, his family and his friends…

Salt Lake City : Tribune Printing and Publishing Co., 1886. First editon, first printing.

Details:

• Collation: Complete;
  • [4], 320
  • 14 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Black cloth
• Size: ~7in X 4.75in (17.5cm x 12cm)

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