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BUSHMAN, R. L., Joseph Smith's Gold Plates. A Cultural History. Oxford University Press, 2023. 264p. Hardback. In the tradition of his magisterial biography of Mormonism's founder, Richard Bushman's history of Joseph Smith's Gold Plates begins with two earnest questions: how do we make sense of our subject in the context of its time and place in history? And how does that nineteenth-century culture so marvelously elucidated ultimately fail to fully explain the enigma-in this case those baffling gold plates? We see here a virtuoso historian at work who is not afraid to share his wonder as much as his learning. That combination of historical command and intellectual humility makes Bushman a joy to read. Terryl Givens, Professor of Religion and Literature Emeritus, University of Richmond Jul 2023 |a 12/07/2023 (Publisher's information). € 36.67 (New) (approx. delivery time: 14 days) ISBN: 9780197676523